Weekend sweep gives Volleyball AAC #2 seed
Bryan College closed its regular season at home with a sweep of visiting Montreat and Brevard Colleges on Saturday. After a disappointing 3-2 loss to Union College on Tuesday night moved the Lions down to the #3 slot in the AAC, the Lions needed a little help from King to open the door to get their #2 seed back. Thursday, the Tornado swept Virginia Intermont College to complete their regular season perfect record, and gave the Lions the chance they needed...and the Lions seized the opportunity.The Lions’ lone senior, Abby Humphrey, was honored before the first game against Montreat, and she led the Lions to a quick 3-0 victory (30-22, 30-17, 30-24).
Humphrey added another double-double in the winning effort with 13 kills (.300 pct) and 11 digs. Robin Renfroe continues to shine in the middle for the Lions, tallying a game-high 14 kills (.500 pct) and 4 total blocks. Setter Hannah Suits controlled the serve, tallying 15 service points and 2 aces along with her 17 assists. Setter Jenny Loveday had a double-double as well with 26 assists and 12 digs. MB Amber Smith, hampered by tonsillitis, contributed 10 kills in the victory. The win over Montreat secures the best finish for the Lions since 2002 in the Appalachian Athletic Conference, as they reclaim the #2 spot to close out conference play.
Humphrey added another double-double in the winning effort with 13 kills (.300 pct) and 11 digs. Robin Renfroe continues to shine in the middle for the Lions, tallying a game-high 14 kills (.500 pct) and 4 total blocks. Setter Hannah Suits controlled the serve, tallying 15 service points and 2 aces along with her 17 assists. Setter Jenny Loveday had a double-double as well with 26 assists and 12 digs. MB Amber Smith, hampered by tonsillitis, contributed 10 kills in the victory. The win over Montreat secures the best finish for the Lions since 2002 in the Appalachian Athletic Conference, as they reclaim the #2 spot to close out conference play.
The Lions had a little tougher battle in the second match against Brevard, but Renfroe’s team record-breaking block performance led the Lions to a second sweep (20-25, 30-20, 30-26). Renfroe tallied 3 solo 
blocks and 10 assisted blocks in the match -giving her 8 total in a 3-game match, and added 10 kills in the win. Hannah Suits again led the Lions from the service line with 19 service points and 2 more aces. Libero Kathryn Rawley gave a strong performance in both games, with 42 total digs on the day. Rawley
continues her streak of perfect serving, now hitting 224 straight serves without a miss. She has only missed 3 serves the entire season.
blocks and 10 assisted blocks in the match -giving her 8 total in a 3-game match, and added 10 kills in the win. Hannah Suits again led the Lions from the service line with 19 service points and 2 more aces. Libero Kathryn Rawley gave a strong performance in both games, with 42 total digs on the day. Rawley continues her streak of perfect serving, now hitting 224 straight serves without a miss. She has only missed 3 serves the entire season.With the victory, the Lions achieve a 25-win regular season, its first since the mid-1980’s when the program advanced to the NCCAA nationals with a 30-10 record. The Lions, now 25-10 overall (14-4 conference) await the tournament bracket to see who their opponent will be in the opening round of the AAC tournament, to be hosted at King College Nov. 10-11.