LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. - Covenant opened the Coca-Cola Invitational with what is likely to be its biggest challenge of the weekend, taking on Transylvania. That being said, the Pioneers weathered a great crowd inside Barnes P.E. Center to earn the 3-0 win over the Scots. 

Final: Covenant 0, Transylvania 3
Records: Covenant (2-2), Transylvania (3-2)

FIRST SET:

• Covenant looked solid midway through the set as a 5-0 run, which included kills by Cali Sandhoff and Kennedy Barber put it ahead 13-10. 
• Not so long afterwards, a 9-0 run capped off by three service aces for Transy flipped the script putting it in front 21-14. 
• The Scots fought back to get within three points, however a kill by the Pioneers finished the set at 25-21.

SECOND SET:

• Transy started the set on the right foot, moving ahead 8-4 with the help of four attack errors by Covenant. 
• Later in the set, a 7-0 Pioneers run pushed their lead to 15-6.
• Covenant kept battling, however back-to-back kills by Transy ended the set at 25-19.

THIRD SET: 

• Transy raced out to a 4-0 lead assisted by three kills and did not look back. 
• Covenant was back within two points at 12-10, however Transy scored the next five points to extend its lead up to seven. 
• The Pioneers scored six of the last seven points of the set to win 25-16, its largest set win of the night. 

GAME NOTES:

• Covenant moves to 1-6 all-time against Transylvania. 
• Transy had the upper hand in kills at 36-27.
• Barber led the Covenant attack with a career-high nine kills. She also tallied five digs. 
• Sarah Jennings made her season debut, playing sporadically across the night, posting four digs. 
• Sandhoff led Covenant in assists with 14. 

UP NEXT: Covenant takes on LeTourneau and Sewanee tomorrow on day two of the Coca-Cola Invitational. 

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