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by Kevin Buczek
ANDERSON, S.C.-The Barton College women's volleyball team was held to a .088 hitting percentage in four losses at the 2012 Anderson University Invitational on Friday and Saturday in the Abney Center.
BC lost all four matches in straight sets to fall to 0-5 on the early season. The Lady Bulldogs will try to get into the win column in Barton's home opener on Wednesday against Elizabeth City State University at 7 p.m.
Senior Kati Wood led the Lady Bulldogs averaging 2.17 kills per set and 1.25 digs per set in the invite. Sophomore Melissa Cochran followed with 2.17 blocks/set and 0.58 blocks/set.
Wood and Cochran were named to the Anderson Invitational All-Tournament Team.
FRIDAY: Montreat College 3, Barton College 0
Cochran was only one of two Lady Bulldogs to hit in the positive as Montreat College won 25-15, 27-25, 25-14 to move within one game of .500 at 5-6 overall.
The Knightdale, N.C., product ripped seven kills on 15 attempts without an error for a .467 clip.
Wood led the Royal Blue and White with nine kills but had 11 misfires.
Sophomore Amanda Grandy matched the Cavaliers setter with 17 assists. Senior Chelsea Fleury totaled a team-high 11 digs. Senior Meredith Watkins chipped in six digs and a team-high two aces.
BC was held to a -.012 hitting percentage while Montreat finished at .266.
FRIDAY: Tusculum College 0, Barton College 0
Barton improved in each of its three sets against Tusculum College but was unable to avoid the 25-16, 25-19, 25-20 sweep. The Pioneers moved over .500 at 3-2 behind a 14-kill performance by Bailee Price.
Cochran tallied seven kills for a second time Friday to top the Lady Bulldogs attack. Wood shadowed Cochran with six spikes. Junior Jordan Lee added four kills.
Grandy set up Barton's offense with 15 assists while Fleury highlighted the Lady Bulldogs defensive efforts by scooping up eight digs.
SATURDAY: Anderson University 3, Barton College 0
The host Trojans set the tone to the early morning match with a 25-11 win in the first set and then completed the sweep with 25-19 and 25-17 victories in the final two frames. Anderson University sported a 5-1 overall record after picking up the win.
Wood improved to nine kills, Cochran had five blasts and senior Shanae Winston scored four kills to account for most of the Bulldogs offensive bite. Wood and Cochran each made two solo blocks.
Grandy had all 15 of BC's assists. Sophomore Corinna Morton dug up eight Anderson attacks and Wood followed with six digs.
SATURDAY: University of Montevallo 3, Barton College 0
After rolling to a 25-12 win in the first set, the University of Montevallo gutted out a 25-23 win in the second set to regain momentum and complete the sweep of Barton with a 25-15 win in the third set. The Falcons soared back to Alabama at 6-3 overall.
Wood had her best match of the tourney with 14 kills and just three errors on 32 attempts for .344 precision. Cochran also hit well with seven kills at a .375 rate as the Lady Bulldogs had its best offensive performance of the tourney hitting .182.
Grandy orchestrated Barton's offense with 23 assists.
Watkins was solid with a team-best nine digs and five kills. Morton logged eight digs and both Wood and sophomore Kati Wilkinson posted seven digs.
