{"id":331245,"date":"2025-10-25T09:32:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T09:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/331245\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T09:32:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T09:32:19","slug":"phoenix-falls-in-five-setter-to-aggies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/331245\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Falls In Five-Setter To Aggies"},"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\/10\/North-Carolina-AT.png\" alt=\"North Carolina A&amp;T\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Match:<\/p>\n<p> North Carolina A&amp;T<\/p>\n<p>10\/25\/2025 | 6:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Oct. 25 (Sat) \/ 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\/10\/North-Carolina-AT.png\" alt=\"North Carolina A&amp;T\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        \u00a0North Carolina A&amp;T&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/opponent-history\/north-carolina-a-t\/32\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    <strong>ELON \u2013<\/strong> The Elon University volleyball team forced a fifth and deciding set but could not maintain its momentum, falling to North Carolina A&amp;T 3-2 (25-22, 22-25, 19-25, 25-20, 13-15) on Friday at Schar Center.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/clara-simmons\/10912\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10912\" target=\"_blank\">Clara Simmons<\/a> led Elon (5-15, 3-6 CAA) with 17 kills, followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/simrin-carlsen\/10916\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10916\" target=\"_blank\">Simrin Carlsen<\/a> with 16. Carlsen also added 21 digs for her ninth double-double of the season. <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/catherine-rucker\/10910\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10910\" target=\"_blank\">Catherine Rucker<\/a> recorded a career-high 11 kills, while <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/april-rice\/10909\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10909\" target=\"_blank\">April Rice<\/a> paced the offense with 28 assists.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nN.C. A&amp;T (10-8, 6-3 CAA) was led by Tyne Ross, who posted a match-high 23 kills, and Zariah Winton, who added 19. Leonor Polezzi tallied 48 assists along with 15 digs for the Aggies.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<strong>THE RUNDOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Phoenix opened with an 8-4 lead in the first set, but the Aggies responded with a 6-2 run to knot the score at 10. The set was tied again at 13 on an N.C. A&amp;T service ace, but Elon answered with a 5-0 run to move ahead 18-13. The Aggies rallied with a 4-0 spurt before the Maroon and Gold countered with a 3-0 stretch to take a 21-17 advantage. N.C. A&amp;T tied the set once more with a 4-0 run, but Elon closed it out on a 4-1 finish to claim a 25-22 win.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Both teams traded points early in the second set before the Aggies pulled ahead 15-12. Elon battled back to tie it at 16 on a 4-1 run sparked by three kills from Simmons, but N.C. A&amp;T regained an 18-16 lead to force an Elon timeout. The Aggies were the first to reach 20 points, leading 20-17, but the Phoenix answered with a 4-1 run to tie it at 21. Elon drew even again at 22 before the Aggies scored the final three points to even the match at one set apiece.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Aggies jumped out to an 8-2 advantage in the third set and extended their lead to 13-5 before the Phoenix responded with a 5-1 run, prompting an N.C. A&amp;T timeout with Elon down 14-10. The Aggies added two quick points after the break, but Elon fought back with a 3-0 surge to close within 16-13. N.C. A&amp;T, however, regained control with a 20-15 lead and held off a pair of late Phoenix rallies to take the set, 25-19.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Elon got off to a fast start in the fourth set, leading 9-4 before the Aggies called a timeout. N.C. A&amp;T trimmed the deficit to 10-7, but the Phoenix extended its lead to 16-10 after a service ace by Carlsen. The Aggies responded with back-to-back kills to cut the margin to four, prompting an Elon timeout with the Phoenix ahead 16-12. The break didn&#8217;t halt Elon&#8217;s momentum, as the Maroon and Gold maintained control to close out the set 25-20 and force a decisive fifth frame.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>In the fifth, the Aggies built a 6-4 lead, prompting an Elon timeout. The Phoenix closed the gap with a Berlekamp kill but still trailed 8-6 at the side switch. Elon tied the set at 10-10 and later took a 13-12 lead before N.C. A&amp;T rallied for the final three points to win the match 15-13.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<strong>NOTES AND STATS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Simmons recorded her seventh match of the season with double-digit kills and has totaled 35 in her past two contests. The Lewisville, North Carolina, native also had a season-best 13 digs for her second double-double of the season.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/casey-brower\/10901\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10901\" target=\"_blank\">Casey Brower<\/a> tied Carlsen for the team lead in digs with 21, matching her season high.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/caroline-berlekamp\/10900\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10900\" target=\"_blank\">Caroline Berlekamp<\/a> posted seven blocks, her second-highest total of the season. Carlsen added three blocks while Simmons contributed two as Elon outpaced N.C. A&amp;T in total blocks, 12-7.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Rucker registered three service aces, her second-best total this season, and hit .368 for the match.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<strong>UP NEXT<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Phoenix and Aggies meet again Saturday in the series finale, with first serve set for 6 p.m.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>STAY POSTED<\/strong><br \/>\nFor further coverage of Elon volleyball, follow the Phoenix on X (@ElonVB) and Instagram (@ElonVB).<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8212; ELON &#8212;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Match: North Carolina A&amp;T 10\/25\/2025 | 6:00 p.m. &#13; Oct. 25 (Sat) \/ 6:00&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":331246,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5131],"tags":[5229,5643,1587,1589,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-331245","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-arizona","10":"tag-az","11":"tag-phoenix","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-united-states-of-america","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115434117718757105","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=331245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/331246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=331245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=331245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=331245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}