Bryan College Triangle

Bryan varsity volleyball players celebrate after winning a point in their match against Reinhardt last week / Triangle photo by Maddie K. Doucet

Sebastian Fischer
Sports Reporter

The Bryan College volleyball team (19-17, 13-3 in AAC) remains a force on its home court. The Lions took down conference powerhouse Union College (Barbourville, Kent.) 3-1 (25-18, 15-25, 25-21, 25-17) Saturday night and are now unbeaten for eight consecutive games in Summers Gymnasium. The win ended Bryan’s regular season and solidified second place in the conference standings.

In front of packed stands, the Lions came out of the locker room on fire and dominated the first set against the favored Bulldogs, who came to Dayton with a 13-1 conference record (16-14 overall). But while Union seemed lethargic and uptight, the Lions displayed pure joy at playing. Read full story »

Sophomore outside hitter Chelsea Breaden (left) leaps for the ball in the match against Columbia College this past Saturday / Triangle photo by Maddie K. Doucet

Samuel Gilbertson
Guest Writer

The Bryan Lions women’s volleyball team continued its winning ways on Saturday afternoon, defeating the Columbia College Koalas (S.C.) in an intense battle that took all 5 sets to resolve (18-25, 19-25, 25-15, 25-22, 15-13).  Led by the impressive performance of sophomore outside hitter Carolyn Evans and freshman setter Taylor Fink, the Lady Lions came back to win the final three sets after losing the first two.

Coach David Shumaker was thankful to come away with the victory against a tough conference opponent.

“Trying to overcome an 0-2 deficit is difficult, but when you do, it’s always nice to see the girls gain self-confidence,” he said.  “You have to learn how to come back against tough teams like this.” Read full story »

Senior right side Chelsie Blackburn reflects the ball back to Tenn. Wesleyan / Triangle photo by Cat Rogers

Cat Rogers
Editor-In-Chief

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Lady Lions Caroline Evans (#4) and Laura Adams (#20) attempt to block the ball from coming to their side of the net in Friday night's game against Milligan College / Triangle photo by Chloe Pool

Samuel Gilbertson
Guest Writer

The Lady Lions capped off a busy week of volleyball with back to back wins this weekend, beating Milligan College (Tenn.) 3-1 on Friday and Montreat (N.C.) College 3-0 on Saturday.

Friday’s match with the Milligan Buffaloes (6-10, 5-2 AAC) was a hotly contested affair, as evidenced by the first set, which Bryan (7-11, 5-1 AAC) narrowly won, 30-28. The two teams split the next two sets before the Lions won the fourth set decisively, 25-17.

Coach David Shumaker was pleased with how his Lady Lions played, and noted that Friday’s win was a boost to his team’s confidence. Read full story »

Senior middle blocker Chelsie Blackburn led the offfense for the Lady Lions with 13 kills in Wednesday night's game against Shorter University / Triangle photo by Maddie Doucet

Shane Vicry
Reporter

Bryan’s campus welcomed first year Head Coach David Shumaker and the 2011 Lady Lion volleyball team with a packed house for the team’s home-opener against Shorter University (Rome, Ga.) on Wednesday night.

The Lady Lions began the season short several key senior players, but looked to build momentum behind a raucous crowd.

Feeding off the home court atmosphere, the Lady Lions seemed poised to defend their turf as they roared out to a two sets to none lead. Unfortunately, Shorter was able to turn the tide, rallying to hand Bryan a 3-2 loss (26-24, 25-22, 13-25, 12-25, 6-15). Read full story »