NEED TO KNOW:
Score: Oglethorpe 3, Piedmont 0
Records: Piedmont, 13-13 (10-4 CCS); Oglethorpe 10-9

DEMOREST, Ga. - In the regular season home finale inside Cave Arena, the Piedmont volleyball team was unable to keep pace with the Stormy Petrels of Oglethorpe in a 3-0 loss. 

Piedmont kept it close through the opening minutes of competition, but Oglethorpe took the lead 15-8 midway through the first set and never looked back. Piedmont did try to make a late run but was unable to overcome the deficit in a 25-19 opening set loss. 

The second set was all Stormy Petrels as they claimed it 25-15, but Piedmont challenged late in the third. After trailing 18-10, Piedmont bounced back to make a late charge but eventually dropped the set 25-20.

Jenna Ash tallied seven kills while Katie Hubbard added six. 

Up next, Piedmont heads to Montgomery, Alabama for a CCS tri-match to end the season on Saturday, October 28 against Huntingdon and Berea. 

TURNING POINT:
--Oglethorpe was dominant in the second set, putting away the Lions 25-15. 

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
--Vanessa Manzo posted 24 assists to lead Piedmont. 

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