GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The Newberry College volleyball team played spoiler in Tusculum College's annual Dig Pink match by defeating TC 3-1 on Saturday afternoon inside Pioneer Arena. Sophomore outside hitter Rachel Garnett led the Pioneers (10-12, 9-5 South Atlantic Conference) with 11 kills.

Tusculum won the first set 25-18, but Newberry (11-11, 5-9 SAC) won the next three sets by the scores of 25-19, 25-19, and 25-23. With the win, the Wolves even the regular season series with TC after the Pioneers defeated Newberry 3-1 on its home court back on September 20.

Senior outside hitter Megan Hasse recorded nine kills, four digs, and two blocks, while sophomore middle blocker Jaida Allen added seven kills and four blocks. Freshman setter Shannon Murphy dished out 16 assists, while junior setter Hannah Berling tallied 13.

Sophomore libero Moriah Jones had a team-high 18 digs, while freshman libero Dana Van Dyke and sophomore defensive specialist Andrea Amettis each dug-up 10 balls.

Trailing 5-4 in the first set, the Pioneers used a 5-0 run off the service of Amettis to jump out to an 8-5 lead and force a Newberry timeout. Later in the set, TC reeled off a 6-0 run to take a 16-9 lead, and a service ace by Hasse two rallies later gave the Pioneers their biggest lead of the match at 18-10.

Newberry was able to cut the deficit to 23-18 late in the set, but a service error by the Wolves' Wendy Davis and a kill by Garnett gave TC the seven point first-set victory. However, Newberry responded with back-to-back six point set victories to take a 2-1 lead in the match.

In the fourth set, Newberry jumped out to an early 7-1 lead and looked poised to cruise to the victory. But TC responded with a 7-1 run of their own and tied the match at 8-8. In the next rally, the Pioneers took their first lead of the set on a service ace by Amettis, and went on to take a 19-16 lead later in the game.

Facing a winner-take-all fifth set, the Wolves found themselves behind 21-19 after a kill by Allen. However, Newberry responded with a 3-0 run to take a 22-21 advantage, their first lead of the set since leading 8-7. Newberry's Rachel Moran was called for a ball handling error to knot the score at 22-22, and Jessica King committed an attack error to give TC a 23-22 lead.

Newberry's Holly Brisson answered the Pioneers' 2-0 spurt with a kill to tie the set at 23-23. The Wolves earned match point off a kill by Logan Hayward, and won the match in the next rally on an attack error by Hasse.

Brisson finished with a match-high 10 kills, while Elayni Stokes recorded a match-high 30 digs. Moran dished out a match-high 20 assists.

The Pioneers will be back in action on Tuesday night (October 21) when they wrap-up a four match homestand against arch-rival Carson-Newman. First serve is set for 7 p.m.