NEED TO KNOW:
When: Tuesday, November 12 (7:00 pm)
Where: Lookout Mountain, Ga.
The Opponent: Covenant
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DEMOREST, Ga. - The No. 6 seed Piedmont volleyball team is set to travel to take on No. 3 seed Covenant on Tuesday evening in the CCS Tournament First Round.

First serve is slated for 7 p.m.

The winner will then advance to the CCS Tournament Semifinals, taking on No. 2 seed Maryville.

SERIES HISTORY:
Overall Record: 9-24
At Piedmont: 5-9
At Covenant: 4-8
Streak: L13
Of Note: Piedmont's last win over Covenant was also the last time the teams have met in postseason action. In 2018, the Lions stunned the Scots on Lookout Mountain, rolling to a 3-0 sweep and into the USA South Tournament Semifinals. 

LAST TIME OUT:

Huntingdon 3, Piedmont 2 (11/2/2024 at Huntingdon)

Piedmont blitzed Huntingdon in the early going, racing out to a quick 11-4 lead in the opening set and eventually taking a 1-0 lead with a 25-14 first set win. The Lions hit a match-high .324 in the set.

Then, after falling behind early in the second set, Piedmont roared back to take a brief lead at 18-17 late. However, Huntingdon responded and overtook the Lions with a 25-22 second set win to even the match at 1-1.

The Lions were on their heels for most of the third set and headed to the fourth trailing 2-1 and needing to win the set to stay alive in the match. 

In a back-and-forth battle, Piedmont pushed the match to a fifth set, 26-24, as an assist by Manzo set up a kill by Hubbard.

Unfortunately, the Lions ran out of steam in the fifth set, with the Hawks running away to clinch the match with a 15-6 victory.

Box Score

REGULAR SEASON VS. THE SCOTS

Covenant 3, Piedmont 0 (10/5/24 at Piedmont)

Despite losing in straight sets, the Lions challenged throughout the match against the Scots. Piedmont kept it close in the opening set in a 25-18 loss. The second set was a tough one for the Lions dropping it 25-10, but Piedmont bounced back in the third set falling 25-16. 

Box Score


Covenant 3, Piedmont 0 (10/26/24 at LaGrange)

Despite a close call in the first set, the Lions were unable to overcome a tough Covenant squad in a 3-0 loss in the team's first match of the day. The Lions kept the Scots from pulling away with a valiant effort.

Covenant went ahead 23-19, but Piedmont won three consecutive points to cut its deficit to 23-22. Unfortunately, the Scots were able to win two of the next three points to take the set.

From there, Covenant controlled the contest, pulling away with a 6-0 run midway through the second set to go up 2-0 with a 25-13 second set win.

Piedmont was able to flip the momentum to start the third set, racing out to a 4-0 lead. Unfortunately, the Scots rebounded quickly, pulling even at 6-6 and then using a 4-0 run shortly after to lead 10-8.

The Scots then used a 5-0 run to lead 15-10 and never were threatened again, closing out the 3-0 sweep with a 25-17 win in the third set.

Box Score


PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Hubbard led the Lions with 223 kills on the season while also pacing the team with 2.65 kills per set, which was good for fourth place in the CCS. The junior from Colorado matched or set a new career high in kills on five different occasions and is coming off tying her career high of 17 kills last time out at Huntingdon.
   

In her second season serving as the team's primary setter, Manzo set new career bests across a number of categories. She delivered 598 assists on the season and 7.04 assists per set. Both numbers paced not only Piedmont, but also the entirety of the CCS. She also ranked third on the team with 20 service aces.