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Score: Piedmont 0, LaGrange 3
Score: Piedmont 0, LaGrange 3
Record: Piedmont 2-2, 1-1 USA South

LaGRANGE, Ga. – The Piedmont College volleyball team dropped a pair of road contests at LaGrange Sunday, falling 3-0 in both matches. The trip marked the first road contests of the season for the Lady Lions. 

Match 1: Piedmont 0, LaGrange 3

The Lady Lions tied the contest at 15 all in the opening set, but the Panthers went on a 7-1 run to take a 22-16 lead. The Panthers took the first set 25-20 despite late efforts by Piedmont. 

In the second, Piedmont took an early lead 7-3 and eventually led 16-12, but the Panthers once again used a run of their own to rally back. LaGrange took the second set 25-20 outscoring Piedmont 13-4 down the stretch. 

The third set of the first match saw LaGrange take control early and claim a 25-15 win scoring the final nine points of the set. JESSICA BEIL had 15 digs while JENNIFER HERRERA added 16 assists. Both ALINA ROBERTS and BRIANNA KING tallied seven kills. 

Match 2: Piedmont 0, LaGrange 3

Piedmont saw a similar fate in the second match with the Panthers winning 25-20, 25-16 and 25-21. Despite being able to keep it close, the Lady Lions were unable to close out a set for a win in the match. 

The Lady Lions got out to a 10-4 lead in the first set of the second match and led 20-14, but again, the Panthers used a rally to score the final 11 points and claim the win. 

The second set saw Piedmont call timeout down 15-10, but the Lady Lions were only able to tally 16 in the set. Piedmont threatened at set point twice as Chadwell and REAGAN MERCADO added late kills. 

Piedmont had a late rally in the third set scoring five straight to make it 20-17, but could not close it out in a 25-20 loss. 

AUBREE YANCEY led Piedmont with seven kills while King added six. MARY-GRACE SHAW led the team with 17 digs and TAYLOR BROWN led with 15 assists. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
--Piedmont had eight aces in the first match while holding the Panthers without a single ace. 
--HANNAH KATE CHADWELL recorded three blocks in the first match. 

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
--BRIANNA KING had seven kills in the first match and six in the second to bring her season total through four matches to 28. 

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