ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Emory & Henry University Volleyball Team (0-4) wrapped up competition at the Eckerd College Tournament Saturday with a pair of matches against Adelphi University (1-3) and Saint Leo University (2-1). The Wasps fought back to force a fifth set before coming up just short against Adelphi. E&H then ran out to a two-set advantage against Saint Leo but could not hold on, falling in five sets once more. 

The Basics
RESULTS – Adelphi 3, Emory & Henry 2 (25-20, 22-25, 25-11, 19-25, 15-8)
                    Saint Leo 3, Emory & Henry 2 (19-25, 24-26, 25-21, 25-18, 15-9)
LOCATION – St. Petersburg, Florida
VENUE – McArthur Center
RECORDS – Emory & Henry (0-4, 0-0 SAC); Saint Leo (2-1, 0-0 SSC); Adelphi (1-3, 0-0 NE10)

The Adelphi Match
- The Panthers controlled the opening set from the start, running out to an early 14-5 advantage. The Wasps would battle back to draw within three at 16-13, but Adelphi led the entire way to take the opening frame 25-20.
- E&H was the aggressor in the second frame as the Wasps took a 10-5 lead. Adelphi responded to close the deficit to just one at 20-19. The two teams traded blows down the stretch and the score stood level at 22-22. The Wasps closed out to the set with three consecutive points to level the match at 1-1.
- Adelphi was dominant in the third set as they won 14 of the opening 15 points en route to a 25-11 set victory.
- Once again the Wasps bounced back to control the fourth set as they led by nine points at 18-9 and again at 23-14. A four point streak from Adelphi closed the margin to five, but E&H finished off the frame by capitalizing on a pair of Panther errors to tie up the match at two sets apiece and force a deciding fifth stanza.
- The fifth set began as a back-and-forth affair which left the tally deadlocked at 6-6 in the opening stages. The Panthers would go on to win nine of the final 11 points to clinch the set and match three sets to two.
- Fifth-year outside hitter Brianna Hogan (Front Royal, Va.) led the Wasps with 11 kills, five digs and a pair of blocks. Sophomore front row Grace Duey (Tega Cay, S.C.) posted nine kills, five digs, two service aces, one assist and a block.
- Junior middle Julissa Hopgood (Lutz, Fla.) contributed seven kills, three digs and three blocks while fellow junior middle Gracyn Miller (Lilburn, Ga.) posted four kills, two blocks, two digs, two service aces and an assist.

The Saint Leo Match
- The Wasps second match of the day was close from the start, with both teams exchanging points as the score was all level at 8-8. An E&H rally through the middle of the set saw the Wasps push their advantage out to 20-15. The Wasps continued to apply pressure to the Lions and finished by winning three of the last four points to take the opening set 25-19.
- E&H jumped on Saint Leo early on in the second frame to scamper out to an 11-2 advantage. The Lions would not go down easily as they battled back to draw the match level at 15-15 and again at 20-20 as the teams headed down the stretch of the set. Saint Leo nosed ahead 24-23, but the Wasps closed things out on the back of a pair of kills from Duey and sophomore front row Haley Harnichar (Sevierville, Tenn.) to take a two-set lead.
- The Lions won seven of the opening ten points of the third set to establish a lead that they would not relinquish throughout the frame. Saint Leo pushed its lead out to as many as eight as they took the set 25-21.
- The fourth set was another tight affair early on as the teams were tied on seven separate occasions and the score stood all square at 11-11. An 8-2 run from the Lions saw them take a controlling lead and they did not look back, taking the set 25-18.
- Saint Leo was hot to start the fifth and deciding set as they won five of the initial six points. The Lions continued to extend their lead out to eight at 12-4. The Wasps would go on a run of their own to close the deficit to four at 13-9, but back-to-back kills from Saint Leo would close things out as the Lions won the match by a three sets to two final score.
- Harnichar paced the Wasps' offense with career-highs in kills and blocks with 11 and four respectively while also adding a dig. Hogan had another 11 kills, four digs, three blocks and an assist and Duey finished with eight kills, seven digs, two blocks, two service aces and an assist.
- Junior setter Logan Newberry (Glade Spring, Va.) recorded her second career double-double with a career-high 30 assists, 11 digs, one block and a kill. Fifth-year libero Libby Bickelhaupt (Fort Myers, Fla.) posted a team-high 13 digs and a pair of assists while senior defensive specialist Grace Nelson (Murphy, N.C.) contributed 12 digs and a pair of service aces.

Up Next
- The Wasps make the trip into West Virginia on Tuesday, September 10 when they travel to face off against the Big Blue of Bluefield State University. First serve is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.

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