Winston-Salem, N.C. - The Johnson & Wales Charlotte volleyball team lost a pair of matches on Saturday to N.C. Wesleyan and Salem.
N.C. Wesleyan took the first two sets of match one 25-19 and 25-18. The Wildcats battled back to claim the third 25-21. After falling behind 3-0 in the fourth, JWU went on a 9-2 run to take a 9-5 lead. The Battling Bishops rallied to make the set a back and forth affair in the late stages. JWU won three straight points to go ahead 21-18, and had set point at 24-22 before NCWU scored three straight to set up match point. JWU then won two straight before N.C. Wesleyan took the final three points of the set to win the match 3-1.
Taylor Green paced the Wildcats with 12 kills.
Loshi Ward had 14 assists and
Aiyanna McKinnon tallied 17 digs.
Salem won the second match 25-11, 25-22, 25-19.
Erica Rawlings had 7 kills, while
Jordan Mann and
Kalin Lincoln added 6 each. Ward and
Madison Leslie each handed out 7 assists. McKinnon tallied 23 digs.Â
The Wildcats return home on Tuesday, September 29th to host Warren Wilson at 6:00pm.
