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Birmingham, AL -- After falling to the host Birmingham Southern College to begin the day, the Piedmont College volleyball team made a quick recovery to grab their second win of the weekend defeating Rust College by a 3-0 score.  As a team, PC posted 68 combined kills over the two Sunday matches as the squad improved to 3-2 in their first five matches of the season.

Against Birmingham Southern, senior Heather Stafford led the way as the right side hitter posted ten kills with no errors while Rachel Powell added seven kills of her own.  Defensive specialist Jennifer Granlund lived up to her title earning 23 digs in the match against the host team.

In the 3-0 against Rust College, Piedmont used a balanced attack to stake claim to their second victory of the weekend.  A pair of Lady Lions each grabbed six kills a piece while freshman Ashton Nash posted a fine performance tallying 14 assists.

With the split, Piedmont moves to 3-2 overall posting a 2-2 mark at the Hilltop Classic this weekend.  The squad will return to action this weekend when they travel to the Greensboro College Invitiational to open tournament play on Friday, September 10 against Randolph-Macon College at 2:00.