LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Covenant volleyball team picked up a big win over Berry 3-2 (18-25, 25-22, 25-23, 21-25, 15-10) in its first match on Friday before falling to 25th-ranked Millikin 3-0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-22) in the nightcap in Lexington, Kentucky.
With the loss in the second match, the Lady Scots suffer their first defeat of the 2014 season and go to 6-1 overall.
In the day's first match, Covenant defeated Berry, an NCAA tournament team last season, for just the second time in school history. Schuyler Moore recorded her second triple-double of the year with 10 kills, 19 assists and 11 digs, while her twin Ginny Moore had 12 kills and 20 digs. Chloe Carlson had a team-high 24 digs with Christina Argaez adding 12.
Chelsea VanDyk tallied eight kills and six solo blocks. Stephanie Kirkpatrick had 17 assists.
After dropping the first set, Covenant responded by taking the second game. Holding a slim 22-21 lead, the Lady Scots scored three of the final four points to take the victory. Ginny Moore had consecutive kills and a Berry attack error gave Covenant the 25-22 win.
Covenant took a 2-1 match lead with a third set victory. The Lady Scots got out to a 12-8 lead midway through the set before Berry came back. Kirkpatrick gave Covenant a 24-21 lead with a kill, but Berry made it 24-23 with two straight points. Like the second set, a Berry attack error gave Covenant the set.
The fourth set belonged to the Vikings as they tied the match at 2-2. In the fifth set, Covenant took a 3-2 lead and never trailed again as a kill from Ginny Moore and a Hannah Rogers ace gave Covenant a 14-10 lead before a bad set on the Berry setter ended the match.
Covenant finally met its match in the second contest as they faced 25th-ranked Millikin. The Big Blue got 18 kills from Audrey Krajec as they improved to 6-0 on the year. Ginny Moore had six kills to lead Covenant, while Carlson had 15 digs.
Covenant will face two more foes on Saturday. The Lady Scots take on host Transylvania at 10:30 a.m., before meeting Bethany (W.V.) at 12:30 p.m.
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