{"id":225030,"date":"2025-09-14T02:01:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T02:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/225030\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T02:01:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T02:01:26","slug":"phoenix-drops-tournament-finale-at-usc-upstate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/225030\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Drops Tournament Finale At USC Upstate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hampton Pirates Transperent Logo.png\" alt=\"Hampton\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Match:<\/p>\n<p> Hampton<\/p>\n<p>9\/19\/2025 | 6:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Sep. 19 (Fri) \/ 6:00 p.m.&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hampton Pirates Transperent Logo.png\" alt=\"Hampton\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        \u00a0Hampton&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/opponent-history\/hampton\/181\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    <strong>SPARTANBURG \u2013<\/strong> The Elon University volleyball team fell 3-1 (14-25, 27-25, 17-25, 17-25) at USC Upstate on Saturday in its final match of the Clemson\/Wofford Tournament.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Phoenix (1-8) was led by <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/cameron-lanier\/10905\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10905\" target=\"_blank\">Cameron Lanier<\/a> with 10 kills. <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/clara-simmons\/10912\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10912\" target=\"_blank\">Clara Simmons<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/catherine-rucker\/10910\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10910\" target=\"_blank\">Catherine Rucker<\/a> added eight kills apiece, while setter <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/april-rice\/10909\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10909\" target=\"_blank\">April Rice<\/a> posted a double-double with 34 assists and a team-high 13 digs.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Spartans (6-4) were paced by Kensley Haneline (13 kills) and Katia Nikolic (10 kills).<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>THE RUNDOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>USC Upstate ran out to a 6-1 lead over the Phoenix and continued to lead by as much as seven, 15-8, by the media timeout. Elon battled with back-to-back kills from Lanier and Berlekamp to trim its deficit to 15-10, but the Spartans rallied with a 4-1 run and a 19-11 lead to force a Phoenix timeout. The Phoenix would get as close as six, 20-14, but USC Upstate went on a 5-0 run to close out the first set with the 25-14 win.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Elon scored the opening point of the second set, but fell behind 9-3 to the Spartans in the start of the second frame. USC Upstate took a 15-12 lead into the media timeout, but the break allowed the Phoenix to regroup with a 5-1 run to tie the match at 16-all behind kills from Simmons and <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/catherine-rucker\/10910\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10910\" target=\"_blank\">Catherine Rucker<\/a>. The match would be knotted again at 17-17, but USC Upstate answered with a 5-1 run of its own to take a 22-18 lead. Elon answered to bring the score to 23-21, but the Spartans got to match point off a kill. The Maroon and Gold would be undaunted, going on a 3-0 run to tie the match at 24-all. A service error put USC Upstate up 25-24, but that would be the final tally of the set as the Phoenix completed the comeback with Simmons and Rucker being the primary catalysts for the 27-25 win.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Phoenix carried its momentum from the last set into the start of the third, taking a 4-0 lead over the Spartans. Elon held a 6-3 lead before USC Upstate responded to tie the game on a 4-1 run. Both teams would stay nearly even with each other with Elon pulling into one, 15-14, before a 6-0 spurt from the Spartans gave the Phoenix a 21-14 deficit. The Maroon and Gold would get as close as 21-17 before the Spartans scored the remaining points to take the 25-17 win and a 2-1 lead.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Elon fell behind 10-5 in the fourth set before a brief rally brought the Phoenix within three, 12-9. 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