BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Sunday, Hendrix traveled to Birmingham, Ala. to take on the second team in the Southern Athletic Association coming into the day in Birmingham-Southern in a classic showdown of two of the best volleyball teams in the conference. After hitting .077 in the first set and limiting BSC to .000, the Warriors claimed the set, 25-20. BSC took the second frame 25-8 before Hendrix took the 2-1 set lead with a 25-22 set three victory. The Panthers took the fourth frame 25-20 before Hendrix came-from-behind to win the decisive fifth set, 17-15 for the huge win in the game that was claimed the SAA Game of the Week by the conference office. With the huge win, not only does Hendrix improve to 11-2 and 5-0 in SAA play but the Warriors take sole possession of first place in the conference standings while BSC drops to 10-4 on the year with a 4-1 mark in conference games.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: BSC 2, Hendrix 3
Records: Panthers 10-4, 4-1 SAA, Warriors 11-2, 5-0 SAA
Location: Birmingham, Ala.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Trailing 7-2 in the opening set, Hendrix recorded a pair of 4-0 runs as the game was tied at 12 midway through the first set.
- BSC took the 15-12 advantage before a 5-0 and a 4-0 Hendrix run ultimately gave the Warriors the 25-20 set victory after Kiersten Huitt and Claire Smith recorded a huge block assist.
- BSC hit .286 while holding Hendrix to attacking -.118 as the Panthers claimed the second set, 25-8.
- Hendrix trailed 8-3 early, but a 4-0 run, 3-0 run and a 6-0 run to close the set gave the Warriors a 2-1 set lead after winning the third frame, 25-22.
- The Panthers also took the fourth set, 25-20, after recording a game-high 13 kills in the set with eight errors.
- In the final frame, Hendrix faced a 5-2 deficit before a 6-0 Warrior run allowed for a Hendrix lead change; Huitt recorded three kills in the run while Lauren Dwyer had a service ace as Hendrix took the 8-5 lead.
- The Warriors led 14-10, but BSC fought off four-straight match points to tie the game at 14. 
- An attack error by Dwyer allowed for BSC to take the 15-14 lead and serve for the match.
- Dwyer made up for her error after recording a kill on the next rally to tie the game up at 15.
- After a bad BSC set, Sadie Walker recorded a service ace as Hendrix escaped with a huge road win from Alabama.
- Dwyer recorded her fourth-straight double-double and second one in three days after exploding for 20 digs and 10 kills.
- Jeanette McGrath also poured in 20 digs in the win while also collecting four assists and two service aces.
- Maddie Tovar recorded a team-high 12 kills against BSC with three digs while  Smith and Sesalie Satterwhite combined for 39 digs and 12 digs.
- Huitt and Sadie Walker accounted for 11 kills each in the huge five-set road victory.
- With the win, Hendrix has now won seven matches in a row while improving to 5-0 in the conference.

WHAT WAS SAID
"It's not easy to win on the road, but this team showed so much grit this weekend," said head coach Brittany Newberry. "I couldn't be prouder. They are putting in the hard work every day in practice and it's paying off. We definitely have some things we need to sharpen up to continue to get better but we are more hungry than ever to get back in the gym and get to work. First, we are going to celebrate another great weekend!"

UP NEXT
Hendrix returns home to take on no. 7 nationally ranked Berry Saturday from Grove Gymnasium at 1 p.m.

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