CLINTON, S.C. — USC Upstate came to Clinton on Friday night and swept Presbyterian College 25-15, 26-24, 25-22 at the Templeton Center, handing the Blue Hose a loss in their next-to-last home match of the fall.
The result leaves PC at 8-18 overall and 2-10 in Big South play. The Spartans improved to 10-13 and 3-9 in the league.
Upstate jumped in front 11-5 in the opening set and was never caught. The second set was the closest of the night. Presbyterian trailed by five before kills from Anisa Dorlouis and Courtney Williams cut it to 23-22, and the Blue Hose fought off two set points before the visitors took the last two rallies for a 26-24 win.
PC won four of the first five points of the third set and later rattled off six of seven points to move in front late in the frame, but Upstate finished stronger and closed out the sweep 25-22.
Williams led the home side with 13 kills while hitting .333. Dorlouis turned in a double-double for the 17th time this fall, handing out 27 assists and digging a season-best 22 balls, and Brittney Daphnis had a team-best four blocks, the seventh time this year she has reached that mark.
For Upstate, Savannah Page had 10 kills and Kensley Haneline added nine kills with six total blocks. Bri Brathol ended the second set with a service ace.
Presbyterian closes its home slate Saturday at 2 p.m. with a Senior Day match against UNC Asheville. Upstate travels to Charleston Southern for a 6 p.m. match the same evening.
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