WILSON, N.C. – The King University women's volleyball team traveled to take on Conference Carolinas leader Barton College on Saturday afternoon. In what was a tight match, the Tornado took the third set, but that was it as the Bulldogs came away with a 3-1 victory.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Barton 3, King 1 (25-23, 25-21, 23-25, 25-22)
LOCATION: Wilson Gymnasium; Wilson, N.C.
RECORDS: King 9-7, 1-2 Conference Carolinas; Barton 7-11, 4-0 Conference Carolinas

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Set

• King held an early 9-7 lead following a 5-0 run where Remi Thele had a pair of kils and Sydney Pigage served up an ace.
• Barton answered with a 5-0 run to regain the advantage, and they held that lead for the majority of the set.
• The Tornado came back with another 5-0 spurt late in the set to take a 22-19 lead. Pigage had another ace on the run and Thele capped the five straight points with a kill.
• King then led 23-21, but the Bulldogs closed the set with four straight points to steal the frame 25-23.

Second Set

• The teams traded blows in the early going of the second set with the Bulldogs holding the upper hand.
• Barton scored four straight points late in the set to gain separation and have a chance at set point.
• However, King held off four set points, but Barton eventually took the set 25-21.

Third Set

• Georgia Davis tried to get the Tornado offense going in the third set with a kill. That kill gave King the upper hand in the early going as the teams went back-and-forth.
• King looked to pull away four straight points, capped by a Thele kill that gave the Tornado a 13-8 lead.
• However, Barton came back with five straight points, evening the tally at 14.
• King had an answer, scoring seven of the next eight points, including four straight started by a kill from Kayley Holtzclaw.
• Barton scored five straight points to pull within 23-22, but head coach Dave Ulrich called for timeout.
• That timeout proved big as the Tornado got a sideout after the break and Thele gave King the 25-23 victory with a kill.

Forth Set

• Barton scored the first four points of the fourth set and opened up an 8-1 lead.
• King worked their way back to get within 13-11 following a 10-5 run, but couldn't get any closer the rest of the way.
• Barton held off a late King rally to take the set 25-22 and the match 3-1.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Julie Ward led King with 10 kills and 14 digs.
• Thele followed with nine kills.
• Tristyn Lozano posted 11 digs and Pigage followed with 10.
• Abby Anderson handed out 30 assists and added nine digs.

FOR THE FOES

• Kaytlin Elkins led Barton with 20 kills and 10 digs.
• Allie Cullens and Haley Headley followed with 11 kills each.
• Angelica Acevedo handed out 43 assists and added 15 digs.
• Riley Bane posted 14 digs and Sarah Kirk chipped in with 13 digs.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• For Ward, the double-double is her seventh of the season.

UP NEXT

• King returns home to face Emmanuel College on Friday night. First serve from the Student Center Complex is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
• Barton hosts Chowan University on Tuesday night.