WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina -- Ferrum College picked up a pair of non-conference volleyball wins this afternoon on the road, beating Caroline University and Paine College by 3-0 scores. The tri-meet was held at Carolina Gymnasium.

SCORES
Ferrum def. Carolina 31-29, 25-20, 25-22
Caroline def. Paine 25-22, 25-13, 18-25, 25-17
Ferrum def. Paine 25-4, 25-23, 25-15

RECORDS
Ferrum (2-0)
Carolina (1-2)
Paine (0-2)

FERRUM vs. CAROLINA
In the first match of the day, Ferrum and host Carolina were tied 29-29 in the opening set, but the Panthers closed the set out on back-to-back kills by Kenzee Chaffin and Jaycee Chaffin. The two teams were tied 15-15 in the second set, only to see Ferrum use a 10-5 rally to end the set, closing on a Jaycee Chaffin kill and Shelby Waltrip assist. The third set was also tight, with Ferrum nursing a 15-14 lead before using a 10-7 rally and ending the set and match with a Carolina attack error.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: J. Chaffin 12 kills, 10 digs; Waltrip 18 asst; K. Caffin 12 asst; Savanna Walker 12 digs
Carolina: SarahElizabeth Samue 14 kills; Camilla Garner 12 kills; Kamra King 29 asst

FERRUM vs. PAINE
Ferrum led 8-2 in the first set of the nightcap, then used a 12-0 run to take command.and closed it out on an Alex Christoff kill off a Kenzee Chaffin set. The two teams were deadlocked at 14-14 in the second set before the Panthers edged out in front 23-22. The set ended with a pair of Paine errors. The third set saw Ferrum go out front 16-13, then use a 9-2 win to close out the set and match. The final two points were on a Mackenzie Ellinger kill off a Waltrip set and then a Paine attack eror.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Kalee Bunn 10 kills, 6 asst; K. Chaffin 10 asst; Walker 12 digs
Paine: Jordan Fortson 15 digs

NEXT UP
Coach Shelbylynn Adair's team returns to action Friday and Saturday, September 8-9, at the Maroon Classic, hosted by Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. The Panthers face Methodist University and North Carolina Wesleyan University Fridat at 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Then on Saturday, Ferrum faces Salem College and host Roanoke at 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.