Owensboro, Ky. – The Kentucky Wesleyan volleyball team won the first set before ultimately falling 29-27, 9-25, 23-25, 20-25 Friday evening inside Jones Gym.
Neither team led by more than three in a tight first set. The Storm took a 23-20 advantage after an attack error, but Wesleyan fought back to tie the score at 24-24, highlighted by a Tessa-Jo Allen service ace. Later, with the set still tied at 27, a kill by Grace Carter and a bad set by the road team gave the Panthers the 29-27 first set triumph.
After the Storm prevailed in the second set, the third was close once again. Lake Erie took a quick 10-5 and led by as much as eight in the set, but Wesleyan continued to fight. With the score at 18-10, the Panthers reeled off a 9-2 run, headlined by three kills from Grace Carter, to pull within one at 20-19. Lake Erie then scored five of the final nine points to take a 2-1 match lead.
The fourth set was a carbon copy of the previous. The Storm again took a quick lead, although not as big at 10-5. Later, with Lake Erie leading 18-13, the Panthers went on a 6-2 run, capped off by a Kami Parlin ace, to cut their deficit to one at 20-19. The Storm then closed on a 5-1 burst to finalize their 3-1 win.
Hadley Wolfe piled up 16 kills on the evening. Ana De Sevilla-Acosta connected with her often, totaling 38 assists and 14 digs.
Grace Carter also had a double-double with 12 kills and 13 digs.
Wesleyan has their final match of the season tomorrow, Saturday, November 15, against Ursuline at 5:00 PM. The Panthers will their six seniors as part of Senior Night pregame.
Visit kwcpanthers.com/give today to make a gift to Kentucky Wesleyan Athletics! Gifts can be directed to general athletics, our athletic endowment, or any of our 14 NCAA Division II programs.
Stay up to date on all your Panther news by following @KWCPanthers on X and Instagram and by liking the "Kentucky Wesleyan College Athletics" Facebook page. Also, the Panthers Mobile App is available on iTunes and Android featuring real-time news alerts, schedules, exclusive multimedia content, gameday details and more.
