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Score: Piedmont 3, Agnes Scott 0
Records: Piedmont, 2-10 (2-2 CCS); Agnes Scott, 0-12 (0-3 CCS)

DEMOREST, Ga. - The Piedmont volleyball team returned to Cave Arena and dismantled Agnes Scott, 3-0, on Wednesday night.

The victory marked the first this season for the Lady Lions in front of the home crowd and it came in dominant fashion.

Overall, 25 different Lady Lions saw playing time in the match with 13 recording at least one kill, led by sophomore JESSICA SCONYERS with six. Libero TAYLOR HERRMANN was solid the whole match, pacing the team with 22 digs..


 

First home victory ?

KYA PERKINSON on the excitement of win #1 in Cave Arena! pic.twitter.com/r5xhwvBvSo

— Piedmont Lions (@PiedmontLions) September 29, 2022

The first set was all Piedmont from the beginning. The Lady Lions won the first five points of the set and never looked back, racing out to a 12-2 lead in the early going and finishing off the set at a dominant 25-9 margin. Sconyers led the way in the first set with four kills. Piedmont had 11 kills overall and held a .257 hitting percentage while holding the Scotties to a -.139 percentage.

Agnes Scott hung tough early on in the first set, leading 8-7 in the early going. However, Piedmont went on a 7-2 scoring run to take a 15-10 lead and never looked back on their way to a 25-15 second set victory. The Lady Lions took advantage of four service aces and 11 attack errors from the Scotties to jump ahead 2-0 in the match.

The Scotties did not go away quietly, as they put up even more of a fight in the third set, battling the Lady Lions until the very end of a competitive third set. After Piedmont took a 19-17 lead late, Agnes Scott clawed its way back in, winning three points in a row to go up 20-19. Piedmont responded, however, with a 6-3 run to end the match, as a kill from BROOKLYN GUNN served as the clinching point.


 

How it happened ??

The final point! pic.twitter.com/ZoZCj3ylGe

— Piedmont Lions (@PiedmontLions) September 29, 2022

Up next, the Lady Lions will look to move over .500 in CCS play as they head to Covenant for a tri-match with the Scots and LaGrange.

TURNING POINT:
- Piedmont set the tone for the match early in the first set, jumping out to a 12-2 lead early and controlling play the rest of the way.

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
- Herrmann's 23 digs are a season-high for the junior in matches that have gone only three sets.
- JACLYN SAMPSON tied a season high with five kills and a team-best .417 hitting percentage.
- The Lady Lions spread the wealth as nine different players recorded at least two kills.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Piedmont delivered a strong defensive showing, holding the Scotties to a -.100 hitting percentage for the night and recording three solo blocks and four block assists.

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