PEMBROKE, N.C. – The Georgia College volleyball team (9-7, 4-4 PBC) took the first, third and fourth sets in winning at UNC Pembroke (4-16, 1-7 PBC) Friday night. Georgia College got a match-high 16 kills from junior Caroline Long (Roswell, Georgia).

Georgia College took the first set 25-19, then dropped a tight set two 25-21. Rebounding from the second set break, the Bobcats took the match with a pair of 25-18 sets.

"We came out ready to play tonight," said head coach Gretchen Krumdieck. "I'm really proud of the full team effort that was on the court tonight."

Long tallied the 16 kills, her best in a Peach Belt Conference (PBC) match. The junior hit .429 with just four errors on the night. Freshmen Taylor Svehla (Cumming, Georgia) and  Ebony Powers (Jacksonville, Florida) added eight kills apiece. 

Freshman setter Kayla Brockway (Jacksonville, Florida) put up 42 assists, her second-best effort this season in four-set matches. Two Bobcats made their way into double-digit digs, as Chandler Ewaldsen (Savannah, Georgia) had 11, and Katie Ray (Cumming, Georgia) 10.

With the win, the Bobcats even out their PBC record at 4-4, tied for sixth in the league standings. The top eight teams advance to the PBC Tournament in November.

The Bobcats are back in action tomorrow, Oct. 10 at 2 p.m., traveling to Francis Marion University (10-7, 3-4 PBC). The Patriots most recently split non-conference action today, falling to Lincoln Memorial University and winning against Tusculum College.

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