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Box Score 2 By Candler Lowe for berryvikings.com
LEXINGTON, Va.—The Berry College Volleyball team split its matches to close play at the Washington & Lee Tournament on Saturday.
The Vikings (8-1)--ranked 22nd in the current AVCA poll--suffered its first defeat of the year vs. #7 Wittenberg in its early game. Set scores were 25-21, 16-25, 21-25, and 19-25.
Emily Stromberg had 12 kills and Katie O'Rourke added 10 and hit .625. Lauren Schmitz dished 33 assists and had 10 digs. Katie Truluck recorded 18 digs for Berry.
The Vikings ended the tournament against the hosts: Washington & Lee. Berry prevailed, 3-2. The set scores were 25-22, 19-25, 23-25, 25-16, and 15-8.
Stromberg and O'Rourke lead the team in kills again. Stromberg had 18 kills and O'Rourke added 13 against the Generals. Schmitz also helped with 50 assists.
O'Rourke and Truluck both earned a spot on the all-tournament team.
"Today was a great early season test for us," said Vikings' Head Coach Mika Robinson. "We learned that we absolutely can play with the top teams in the country as long as we serve aggressively and control the first contact. Our blocking continues to be a strength, and we were able to get offensive and defensive contributions from multiple positions and players. I was extremely proud of their resolve in finishing the W&L match strong despite having come straight off a very hard-fought match versus Wittenberg. The future is definitely bright for Berry Volleyball if we will keep working as hard as we have thus far."
The Vikings (8-1) play #1 ranked Emory on Tuesday at the Cage. Its also Berry volleyball'sPack the House night.
