Volleyball Opens Season With Sweep
Volleyball Opens Season With Sweep
Volleyball Opens Season With Sweep
Volleyball Opens Season With Sweep
Ferrum, VA -- The Ferrum College volleyball team opened its 2026 campaign with a doubleheader sweep today at Swartz Gym. The Panthers defeated Carolina University 3-2 in the opener, then beat Spartanburg Methodist College 3-1 in the nightcap. The two victories marked the first career wins for new Panther head coach Morgan Milligan.
Scores
Ferrum def. Carolina University 24-26, 25-16, 22-25, 25-19, 15-13
Ferrum 2-0
Carolina University 1-1
Spartanburg Methodist 0-2
Ferrum-Carolina University
The Panthers opened the season with a thrilling five-set victory over Carolina University. Ferrum dropped the first set 26-24, but answered with a 25-16 win in the second. Carolina University reclaimed the lead with a 25-22 third-set victory before Ferrum rallied to take the fourth 25-19 and force a deciding fifth set.
Ferrum held off the Bruins 15-13 in the final set to give the Panthers their first win of the season. Catherine Bennett led the Panthers with 18 kills and added 16 digs. Makayla Rumley posted 14 kills while hitting .314, while Emma Powell had nine kills. Danielle Worthy added seven kills and four service aces. Harleigh Propst directed the Ferrum offense with 31 assists and had 13 digs. Daniela Castillo added 13 digs, while Bennett finished with a team-high 16 digs.