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Pisgah volleyball fights for playoff spot. Tyler Auffhammer, The Mountaineer, Waynesville, N.C.. Fri, October 7, 2022 at 6:21 PM ·4 min read. ClosethiscontentReadfullarticleTylerAuffhammer,TheMountaineer,Waynesville,N.C.October8,2022,8:21AM·4minreadOct.7—ThePisgahvolleyballteamis5-5inconferencegamesandcurrentlysitsinfourthplaceintheMountain73AConference,accordingtoMaxpreps.comOveritslastsevengames,theteamis5-2,withdecisivewinsoverconferencefoesSmokyMountain,FranklinandTuscola.PisgahbeatsFranklinPisgahdefeatedFranklin3-2onTuesday,Sept.27,athome,avengingitsearlierlosstothePanthersonSept.1(a3-1defeat).Thegamewenttofivesets:Franklintookthefirstset29-27,Pisgahthesecond25-21,Franklinthethird25-22andPisgahthefourth27-25.ThefifthandfinalsetwenttoPisgah15-8."Thegirlsjustfoughttheirheartsoutthatgame,"saidheadcoachKatieO'Connor."I'msoproudofthefighttheyhadinthem.Inthefourthset,weweredown24-19,andwecamebackandwon.I'veplayedvolleyballforawhilenow,andI'veneverseenacomebacklikethat."ThePanthersare13-6(6-5inMountain7)andarerankedthirdintheconference.SophomoreMableJamesledtheteaminkillswith12.ShewasoneofthetopdefendersfortheBearsaswell,recordingninetotalblocks."She'sstillsoyoungandshe'sgotalottolearn,butshe'ssocoachableandhassomuchrawtalent,"O'ConnorsaidofJames."I'mexcitedtoseehowshegrowsanddevelops."SeniorChloeBurchledtheteaminassistswith37andindigswith20.ShewastiedforfirstwiththreeservingacesalongwithjuniorsAddisonSorrelsandMeredithCollins.BearsfalltoWestTheLadyBearsnextmatchwasa3-0shutoutlosstoWestHendersononWednesday,Sept.28.ThewinforWestHendersonisthesecondgameofthesweepafterpreviouslybeatingtheBears3-1onSept.7."They'reaprettysolidteam,"O'Connorsaid."Youhavetobringitmentallyandphysically."Setscoreswere25-10,25-14and25-12.TheFalconsare18-4(9-1inMountain7)andareinsecondplaceoverall.StorycontinuesCollinsledherteamwithfivekills,BurchledwitheightassistsandBurch,SorrellsandseniorMaddieRheaeachhadoneservingace.JamesandRheaeachrecordedoneblockonthedefensiveside,whileBurchledtheteamwith13digs.BearsfalltoBravesPisgahdroppeditssecondstraightgame,thistimetoCherokee3-1,onMonday,Oct.3.TheLadyBearsshutouttheBraves3-0onSept.21.Cherokeeisanon-conferenceopponent.Thegamewenttofoursets:Cherokeetookthefirsttwo25-12and25-20,butPisgahralliedandwonthethird25-22.ThefourthwenttoCherokee25-18."They'rescrappy.It'snotenoughtojustshowupintheseawaygames.Youhavetoshowout,aswell.Theyjustoutplayedus.Itwastough,butIthinkitwashumblingaswell.Ithinkthat'swhatfueledthemfortheTuscolagame,"O'Connorsaid.SeniorGracieBurgessledtheteamwith11kills,Rheahadateam-leadingthreeassistsandBurchandLettieJoWatsoneachrecordedthreeservingaces.Burgess,BurchandJameseachrecordedoneblock,whilejuniorliberoAvenThompsonhad23digs.PisgahsweepsTuscolaTheBlackBearsregainedtheirfootingwitha3-0shutoutofrivalTuscola,thesecondshutoutoftheLadyMountaineersthisseasonaftera3-0victoryonSeptember8."Mygirlsgotinfightmodeandfinishedit.Iwasreallyproudofthem.Theenvironmentwasprettyhostile.Itoldthemtofocusonourgameanddon'tletthatmesswithyourhead."Tuscolais3-17(1-9inMountain7)andinsixthplaceintheconference.Nostatswereavailableatpresstime.What'snext?Pisgahhastwogamesleft:ahomegameagainstEastHendersononThursday,Oct.6,andthentravelstoNorthHendersononTuesday,Oct.11.EastHendersonis1-16(1-9inMountain7)andinsixthplaceintheconference.PisgahpreviouslybeattheEagles3-1onSept.13.NorthHenderson(16-3-1,10-1inMountain7),meanwhile,istheNo.1teamintheconferenceandbeatPisgah3-0onSept.15.IftheLadyBearscanpulltogethertwowinstocaptheirseason,theymayhaveashotatclaimingoneofthetoptwoautomaticplayoffbids.NBCSportsHailieDeegan’sXfinitydebutleavesher‘superhappy’HailieDeeganfinished13th,thebestXfinitySeriesdebutbyafemaledriver,inSaturday'sraceatLasVegasMotorSpeedway.7hagoTrojansWireSocialmediareactiontoUSC’sgut-wrenchinglossatUtahThatwasagutpunch.Itwasalsoawildthrillrideandasoap-operatictheaterofpurecrazinessandmayhem.Twitterhadafieldday.#USC#Utah2hagoRollTideWireEverythingNickSabansaidafterAlabama’sdevastatinglosstoTennesseeAfterAlabama'slosstoTennessee,NickSabanspokewiththemedia.Wewillprovideyouwitheverythingthathehadtosayfollowingthegame.5hagoCollegeFootballNewsAPTop25Poll,RankingsPrediction:Week7WhatwilltheAPTop25collegefootballpollbeafterWeek7?WetakeourbestguesspredictionbeforetherealpollcomesoutonSundaymorning2hagoHoopsHypeNBATwitterreactstoJordanPoole’s$140MextensionwithGoldenState:‘Poolegettingpunchedoutbutgettingthatextension’Here'showNBATwitterreactedtoJordanPoolesigningafour-year,$140MextensionwiththeGoldenStateWarriors.12hagoNBCSportsEDGEPressCoverage:JonathanTaylor,TeeHigginsRiversMcCownwritesaboutthecoachspeakaroundgame-timedecisionsforJonathanTaylorandTeeHiggins,thendigsthroughMcVay'squoteonCamAkers(TroyTaormina-USATODAYSports)1dagoFightingIrishWireTwitterroastsTommyReesduringNotreDame’sbrutalfirsthalfTheIrish'soffensivecoordinatoristakingsomeheat.5hagoAFPLIV'sSergioGarciasaysEuropeancareercouldbeoverafterfineLIVGolfrecruitSergioGarciasaidhisdaysontheEuropeanTourcouldbeoveronSaturdayafterhewasfinedbythecircuitforpullingoutofatournament.14hagoINSIDERAnAmericanUFCfighterlefthisopponentmotionlessonthecanvasafterpummelinghimin93secondsPeteRodriguezcrackedMi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