Need to Know
Score: Piedmont 1, Brevard 3
Records: Lady Lions 5-3, Tornados 5-2
Location: Demorest, Ga.

Demorest, Ga. - In the 2017 home opener, the Piedmont College volleyball team dropped a close 3-1 contest to the Brevard College Tornados Wednesday evening. The Lady Lions kept it close as the three sets they dropped were all by three points or less. 

Piedmont took the first set 25-20 in the largest scoring difference of the match but in the second set it took extras to decide. Piedmont led 23-20 but the Tornados came back to score three straight to end the set 27-25. 

The Tornados continued to use that momentum to win the final two sets of the evening as Brevard's Hannah Elmore led all scorers with 17 kills while Josie McElroy posted 50 assists. HALEY HIXON posted 28 digs for the Lady Lions while Lainey Choiniere (23) and JENNA WENDEL (20) split the Lady Lions' assists primarily. 

Turning Point
--Brevard outlasted the Lady Lions in extra points in the second set to swing momentum to the Tornados as they took the second set 27-25.

Standout Performances
--KATELYN DURMIRE led the Lady Lions as she had 15 kills with three Lady Lions earning 10 or more kills (CECE COGLIANO, ANNA WRIGHT).

News & Notes
--It was even across the board as Brevard had 54 kills to Piedmont's 53 while PC posted six blocks and BC had five.

Up Next
--The Lady Lions head to LaGrange, Georgia to open USA south play with a tri-match against Covenant and LaGrange on Saturday. 

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