FERRUM, Va. -- Ferrum College fell 3-0 in Conference Carolinas volleyball action this afternoon to Barton College. Set scores were 25-16, 25-16, 25-23 at Swartz Gymnasium.

RECORDS
Barton 4-8, 1-4 CC
Ferrum 2-8, 0-6 CC

THE BASICS
Barton jumped out to a commanding 10-1 lead in the opening set, but Ferrum began the climb from there. Down 15-7, the Panthers scored four straight points on a pair of attack errors and a service error by Barton, and a kill from Sarabeth Johnson off Kalee Bunn's assist to trim the lead to 15-11. The Bulldogs used a 10-5 run from there to take the early one set to love lead. 

The second set was tied 4-4 when the Panthers picked up four straight points, including two kills from Catherine Bennett and two Barton attack errors, to go out in front 8-4. A see-saw battled ensued over the next few points, with Danielle Worthy's kill off a Harlgith Propt set locking the score up at 13-13, The Bulldogs would go on to close the set with a 12-3 run to grab the 2-0 lead. 

The third set was nail-biter throughout. Renee Dove and Emma Powell's block 13 points in gave Ferrum a 9-4 lead. Barton dug in and tied the set at 14-14, but the next two points were attack errors for the Bulldogs and Ferrum went back out in front 16-14. Five ties followed, including 22-22 when Bennett had a kill followed by a BC attack error. Ferrum fought off a match point at 24-23 when Makayla Rumley smashed a ball and recorded a kill to make the score 24-23, but Bailey McIntyre's kill off a Bunn set on the next point gave Barton the set and match.

KEY STATS
Barton: Lexi Wasil 10 kills; Paige Bagwell 27 asst; Bailey McIntyre 9 kills, 14 digs
Ferrum: Rumley 9 kills; Propst 11 asst, 11 digs; Avery Tucker 9 digs; Bunn 14 ast

UP NEXT
Coach Shelbylynn Adair's team will be back on court Tuesday, September 30, at home against University of Mount Olive. The Conference Carolinas matchup is scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. start.