BLUEFIELD – Oh, so close. Women's volleyball dropped a three-set match to Truett McConnell University, Tuesday night at the Dome 27-25, 25-23, 25-21.
Despite losing in three sets, the match was closely contested between the two Appalachian Athletic Conference schools.
The Rams took an early lead in the first game with kills from Camry McCroskey and Paige Fisher, pulling ahead by four points. After a Bluefield timeout, Truett closed to within a point on two occasions, but a McCroskey kill and a Katie Kendrick block pushed the BC lead back to three. Once again, the Bears clawed to within a point and again the Rams pulled away. With Kailee Kay serving, BC scored three unanswered to go up 16-12, forcing TMU to call time. The Rams lead grew as high as six points before Truett cut it to one at 20-19 when Bluefield took its final timeout of the first game. Truett drew even at 20and took its first lead 21-20. The Rams took a 24-23 lead at which time Truett took its final timeout. Truett won game one 27-25.
In game two early points were contested and the lead went back and forth with a tie at nearly every point before Truett McConnell went ahead by two at 11-9 and BC called time. The Bears moved ahead by four and the Rams charged back within one and tied the second game at 17 when TMU could not handle a Kaleigh Barker serve. BC retook the lead when Barker served up an ace. TMU tied the game, but Kay's ace put Bluefield back on top and the Rams' lead grew to two when a Truett return was long. Truett tied at 22, then took a 23-22 lead. The Bears won game two 25-23.
The third game saw BC grab the early lead before TMU scored four straight to forge ahead. The teams battled back-and-forth, exchanging the lead through the middle portion of the set. Truett took the largest lead of the game at 19-15, when BC used its first timeout. The Bears went on to win the third set 25-21.

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