Battling Bishops fall to Randolph-Macon on Dig Pink Night, 3-1

Rocky Mount, NC - On Dig Pink Night in Everett Gymnasium, the Yellow Jackets of Randolph-Macon College overcame a 25-23 first set loss to steal a come-from-behind 3-1 victory over North Carolina Wesleyan in non-conference volleyball action. The loss snaps the Battling Bishops' seven-game winning streak and leaves them with a 19-10 overall record.  With the win, RMC moves to 21-5 overall.

Tied 17-17 in the first set, the Bishops reeled off five straight points behind the strong serving of junior Alyssa Balzano to pull away for the victory. The Yellow Jackets, however, opened the second set with a 10-0 run that seemed to set the tone for the rest of the match. RMC used that momentum to secure 25-17, 25-19, and 25-15 wins over the final three sets.

The Jackets were led by Jessica Sears with a match-high 14 kills to go along with 18 digs. Raena Winton and April Hines recorded 12 and 11 kills, respectively, while Savanna Love had 22 assists.

For the Bishops, Leslie Hassell and Meredith Smith turned in nine kills apiece, and Mackenzie Tingle dished out 35 assists.  Kelly George led the defensive effort with a team-high 15 digs on the night.

As a team, Randolph-Macon recorded 59 kills to the Bishops' 40 and hit .222 in the match. Wesleyan won the blocking battle 12-10, but the Jackets were helped out by eight service aces.

The Bishops return to action on Wednesday when they travel to Methodist University for a 7:00 p.m. USA South match-up with the Monarchs.

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