The Johnson & Wales Lady Wildcats traveled to Hickory, NC to face off against the Lady Buccaneers from Catawba Valley Community College. The match score ended in favor of Catawba Valley 3 to 0.

In the first set, Johnson & Wales started out slowly. The Catawba Valley crowd showed great pride for their school and cheered on the Lady Buccaneers to the first win of the match. With great play at the net from Erin Collins and Francesca Ederton, the final score of the set was Catawba Valley 25 and Johnson & Wales 12.

The second set began, and the Lady Wildcats fell behind early. However with strong play from Shanna Stewart and Felicia Anderson, JWU made a come back with in 2 points. Emily Kirchner then helped to tie the game at 13. Coach Shannon Hudson from Catawba Valley proceeded to call a time out and after this the Lady Buccaneers responded well. Catawba Valley was able to take 7 of the next 8 points from the Lady Wildcats. The Wildcats tried to come back, however Catawba's defense was to strong. The end score was 25-20 in favor of Catawba Valley.

Continuing to the third and final set, both teams knew what needed to get done. Coming out aggressively, and trading points back and forth both teams showed heart. However, CVCC picked up their game at the net and was able to pull ahead with the help from Breckin Settlemyer. Catawba's defense continued and the Lady Buccaneers closed out the third set with a victory of 25-12.

The Lady Wildcats never gave up the battle and when asked about performance Coach Phillips of the Lady Wildcats stated "the girls are playing well in some sequences, now we just have to put those sequences together."

The Johnson & Wales Wildcats next game will be participation in a tri-match against Johnson C. Smith and Voorhees College. Two opponents the Lady Wildcats have already faced off against with this year. The tri-match will be held at Johnson C. Smith on October 16, 2010.