FERRUM, Va. -- Ferrum College battled hard before dropping a tough four-set volleyball match at home to UNC-Pembroke in Conference Carolinas action. Set scores at Swartz Gym were 21-22, 25-19, 25-14, 25-14.

RECORDS
UNC-Pembroke 11-9, 8-4 CC
Ferrum 3-17, 1-13 CC

THE BASICS
Ferrum came our firing in the opening set. The Panthers trailed 3-2, but bounced back with a 8-2 run to take an 11-3 lead on three kills by Renee Dive, two by Emma Powell and one each by Sarabeth Johnson and Danielle Worthy. The Panthers hung on down the stretch to take the set, closing it out with a Catherine Bennett kill, a Worthy kill and two UNC-Pembroke errors. 

The second set was tight, with the score knotted at 12-12 when the Braves scored five straight points and held from there to tie the match at 1-1. UNC-Pembroke went on to win the next two sets by identical 25-14 scores to collect the league win.

KEY STATS
UNCP: Addie Decker 19 kills; Abby Peduzzi 12 kills, 13 digs; Tyler Patterson 38 asst; Brette Doile 22 digs; 
Ferrum: Bennett 11 kills, 9 digs, two blocks; Propst 19 asst, 11 digs; Avery Tucker 10 digs; Worthy 7 kills, 2 blocks

UP NEXT
Coach Shelbylynn Adair's team will be back in action Saturday, October 25, at University of Mount Olive. The Conference Carolinas match is set for a 1:00 p.m. start in Mount Olive, North Carolina.