DEMOREST, Ga. – After spending the first few weekends on the road, the Piedmont Volleyball team opened home action against Bob Jones Thursday with a 3-0 loss inside Cave Arena.
In the opening set, it was clear the Lions came ready to attack as Piedmont held an early lead 11-10 over the Bruins. Midway through the first, Bob Jones was able to keep pace and utilized an 11-3 run to lead 21-14.
The Bruins were able to close out the opening set 25-19 and use that momentum to carry them to a 25-13 win in the second set. Piedmont was forced to use a timeout down 12-2 early and again trailing 18-7.
The third set was a similar story as the Bruins jumped out to a 13-6 lead and won the set 25-16. Piedmont did claw back midway through to cut the deficit to 19-12 after some impressive points including back-to-back kills by Katie Hubbard.
Piedmont was led by Hubbard who had a season-high nine kills and Zoe Coelho who notched 23 digs.
Up next, the Lions will head to Jackson, Mississippi for CCS action at Belhaven on September 28.
TURNING POINT:
–After showing life in the first set with a tough 25-19 loss, the Lions were outmatched in the second set as the Bruins won 25-13.
STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
—Katie Hubbard added nine kills to lead Piedmont while Jessica Sconyers tallied eight.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
–Thursday’s match marked the first home match for Interim Head Coach Jeff Black.
