Battling Bishop volleyball honors lone senior Brittany Insley

Rocky Mount, NC - North Carolina Wesleyan's volleyball squad honored senior Brittany Insley prior to their regular season finale versus Averett University on Saturday afternoon. Insley (pictured) responded
with 25 kills, 11 digs, five blocks, and two service aces against the Cougars, but unfortunately, it was not enough as the Bishops suffered their second 3-2 upset of the day (17-25, 25-19, 20-25, 25-20, 15-12). Wesleyan had previously dropped a five-setter to Ferrum (25-15, 24-26, 21-25, 25-16, 15-5). Despite the losses, the Bishops (20-12) still secured their second straight runner-up finish in the USA South with a 14-4 league mark.

Prior to the day's first match versus Ferrum, the Bishops honored 2009 Parent's Day. Wesleyan then battled back from a 1-0 deficit to take sets two and three for a 2-1 advantage in the match. In the fourth set, the Panthers turned in .448 team hitting percentage to the Bishops' .062 and proceeded to run away with game five behind 11 kills against zero attack errors.

Insley had 21 kills for the Bishops, while Leslie Hassell and Meredith Smith added 11 and 10 kills, respectively.  Mackenzie Tingle had 49 assists, and Kelly George had 22 digs defensively.

Against Averett, the Bishops again held a 2-1 lead in the match only to drop sets four and five. Smith had 12 kills to go along with Insley's 25, while George had 26 digs.

As the #2 seed in next week's USA South Conference Tournament, Wesleyan will host a play-in game on Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. between 7th-seeded Greensboro and 10th-seeded Mary Baldwin. The Bishops will take on the winner of that match at 7:00 p.m. for a chance to advance to semifinal action next Friday at top-seeded Christopher Newport.

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