BUIES CREEK – Campbell stayed hot with a four-set win over NC A&T Friday night in Gore Arena.
Campbell improves to 10-11, 5-4 in the league, while NC A&T drops to 9-11, 4-5.
Cayla Prohaska made her collegiate debut in the match and started with a bang, serving an ace with the first touch of her career. The freshman finished with five kills (all coming in the fourth set), an ace and a block.
The offense was led by 17 kills from
Emma McCartney, who notched her sixth double-double of the season with 10 digs as well.
Victoria Tupy joined her in double figures with 14.
Campbell rolled in the opening two sets, taking the first 25-22 and never trailing after going down 2-0 early. McCartney led the way early with four kills in the opening frame.
It was all Camels in at 25-15 second set, where they never trailed and hit a blistering .519 in the frame, committing only two errors with 16 kills.
The Aggies kept things alive by winning the closest set of the night 25-23. The third set featured seven ties and four lead changes, going back and forth down the stretch before A&T closed it out with a 3-0 run.
Campbell bounced back to put the match away in four sets, winning the last frame 25-19. The Camels offense came back to life to hit .355 in the fourth.
NC A&T was led by 22 kills from CAA kills leader Tyne Ross.
Campbell and A&T meet again tomorrow at 4 p.m., streaming on FloCollege.
