GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro College volleyball team capped off a perfect weekend at the 2019 Jean Lojko Invitational Saturday with two victories.
The Pride defeated Johnson University (Fla.) 3-1 in the day's second match before capping off the two-day event with a 3-1 victory over Piedmont International University.
Against Johnson, Greensboro dropped the opening set by a 26-24 score before winning the next three sets by scores of 25-16, 25-9, and 25-13 to take the win.
Natalie Rosinski posted a match-high 10 kills while
Katrina O'Neill and
Carly Uhlir both had eight kills. Once again, aces were a big part of the win as Greensboro posted 14 for the third straight match with
Olivia Norris leading the way with five.
Following the victory over the Suns, Greensboro took a one-set lead in their match against Piedmont International before the Bruins took Set 2 by a 25-20 score to tie the match at one set each.
However, Greensboro was able to find their stride over the next two sets and was able to secure the two-set victory by scores of 25-15 and 25-22.
This time it was Uhlir leading the way with 12 kills and
Dixie Fulk had 18 assists and two service aces.
"I am really happy with the effort that the team put forward this weekend," Head Coach
Kevin Troup said. "We did some really wonderful things, but we still have some stuff to work on. I was also really impressed with the chemistry of this team on the floor as we tried many different people and lineups.
"These girls battled some adversity but did not give up and I could not be prouder. We are excited to get back to practice and continue get better as we prepare for another tough weekend next week."
The Pride will return to action Friday at the Maroon Classic at Roanoke College. For more information on Greensboro College volleyball, continue to follow www.greensborocollegesports.com.