Need to Know
Score Match 1: Piedmont 0, NC Wesleyan 3
Score Match 2: Piedmont 0, Meredith 3
Records:  PC 9-6 (2-2), NC Wesleyan 5-10 (3-1), Meredith 12-2 (4-0)
Location: LaGrange, Georgia - LaGrange College

LaGrange, GA - The Piedmont College volleyball team fell in two USA South matches earlier Sunday afternoon with North Carolina Wesleyan College and Meredith College each sweeping the Lady Lions in three.

In the first match of the Sunday pair, it was the Battling Bishops of NC Wesleyan who started out hot taking a 12-2 lead in the first with Piedmont unable to catch up falling 25-16 in the opener.  The second set was the same story for PC as NC Wesleyan again raced out to a 7-1 lead, but Piedmont was able to rally this time catching up to force a 21-21 tie late in the set.

The two would go point for point with PC trailing 24-23 before NC Wesleyan's Evie Hunter put down one of her five kills in the match to hand the Bishops set two, 25-23.  In the decider, Piedmont would again push the issue holding a 21-20 lead before NC Wesleyan rattled off five straight to take the set and the match.

In the second match of the day, Meredith College was consistent on the attack hitting over .260 in each set as a team though Piedmont would again hold the advantage late in the set as the Lady Lions took a 19-18 lead on a KAITLYN LOESEL kill in the first set.

However, Meredith won four straight from that point to reclaim the advantage holding off a Piedmont rally to take the opener 25-22.  Meredith would take five of the final seven points in the second set to earn a 25-18 decision going up two sets to none. 

Piedmont looked to be pushing it past three in the third taking a 13-7 lead on a kill from CECE COGLIANO, one of a career-best nine for her against the Avenging Angels.  However, Meredith would claim ten of the next 11 points in the set taking control to earn the three-set victory with a 25-18 winner in the third.

Turning Point
--Piedmont started off slow in each of the first two sets against NC Wesleyan and was unable to play catch-up in the 3-0 loss.
--Holding a 19-18 lead in the first against Meredith, Piedmont saw the Avenging Angels rally to take seven of the next ten points to take hold of the opening set.

Standout Performances
--KAITLYN LOESEL and KYLIE BLANTON led PC with six kills each against NC Wesleyan though JESSICA CHEIJ was tops in attack percentage with four kills on eight attempts.
--CECE COGLIANO finished off a solid weekend with her best career performance with nine kills on 18 attempts and only two errors against Meredith.
--LAINEY CHOINIERE was impressive against Meredith with 19 assists, a new career best for the young freshman out of Warner Robins, Georgia.

Inside the Box Score
--Cogliano's performance against Meredith is part of a recent hot streak for the freshman hitter as four of her best five hitting performances all came this weekend with PC starting USA South action.
--Piedmont had ten blocks to just three for the Battling Bishops in the NC Wesleyan match. 

News & Notes
--Meredith came into today's action with a 10-2 record along with a 2-0 record in USA South play as the Avenging Angels knocked Piedmont out of the 2015 USA South Championship Tournament.
--PC is now 3-3 against NC Wesleyan in the program's NCAA Era (since 2003).

Up Next
Another USA South weekend quad-match with Piedmont traveling up north this time to for Saturday showdowns with Methodist and Greensboro before the Lady Lions take on William Peace and Averett on Sunday.  The matches on both days are at 2:00 and 4:00 pm respectively with Saturday's two contests in Greensboro, North Carolina while Sunday's action will take place in Danville, Virginia.

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