DUE WEST, S.C. – The Erskine College women's volleyball team (1-9, 1-1 CC) was defeated by King University (3-5, 1-0 CC) in four sets at Belk Arena on Saturday afternoon.
 
MATCH STATS vs King (1-3 FINAL, 16-25, 25-21, 19-25, 24-26)
KILLS: Rebecca Yohe (15)
ACES: Lena Mykins (3)
BLOCKS: 4 players with 1
ASSISTS: Lena Mykins (37)
DIGS: Astyn Casey (24)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Erskine won the first two points of the afternoon, but King responded by winning the next five points. A 6-0 Tornado run later in the set gave them a 15-7 lead. Kills from Brianna Beyerle, Rebecca Yohe, and Kimmy Stiltner helped the Fleet cut the deficit in half, but Erskine was unable to get any closer in the opening set. A Ryleigh Taylor kill started the scoring in Set 2 and the Fleet controlled the set for most of the way. King trimmed the lead down to 22-20, but another Taylor kill squashed that run, and a few points later Ali Angell capped off the set with a kill of her own. Erskine, though, was plagued by a slow start in a crucial third set, going behind 11-4 early. The Fleet battled back and got within two points twice, but the early deficit proved to be too much to overcome. The Tornado started Set 4 fast as well, but again Erskine was resilient and hung around. Despite trailing by as many as seven points in the set, the Fleet came roaring back with a huge 8-0 scoring run, fueled by a pair of kills from Yohe and two Lena Mykins aces that sent Erskine into the lead, 22-20. King won four of the next five points as the Fleet faced a match point. Yohe picked up another kill to keep the Fleet alive as Set 4 went beyond the minimum 25-point marker, but Erskine came up just short and suffered its first loss in conference play this season.
 
THE TEAM
Erskine hit .119 (46 K / 27 E / 159 TA) for the match.

THE PLAYER
Freshman libero Astyn Casey had a match-high 24 digs, while also dishing out 4 assists and tallying a pair of aces. The 24 digs are also a career-high for Casey.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Erskine goes on the road in conference play for the first time this season, when the Fleet make a trip to the University of Mount Olive (5-4) on Friday at 6 p.m.

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