The marathon that was the Montreat College volleyball regular season drew to a close with an appropriately exhausting day on Saturday, November 7 as the women played two matches in two towns, splitting those contests, and then taking a circuitous route home to the valley late at night.  

The Lady Cavaliers began their day with a 10:00 A.M. first serve against Appalachian Athletic Conference opponent Bryan College.  The Lions played well, defeating the Cavaliers 12-25, 25-19, 25-16, 25-16 despite 17 assists from setter Natalie Nieman and 7 kills each from Ellen Goodman and Alyssa Kaufman.  The 3-1 defeat left Montreat at 11-5 in the AAC and 23-18 overall.

It also left them with a few hours to drive from Dayton, Tennessee to Lookout Mountain on the state's southern border, where the women were set to play Covenant College in the final match of the regular season.

The Lady Cavaliers made the most of their 42nd contest of the year, downing the Scots 3-1 as Alyssa Kaufman worked for 20 digs, Lyndsey Wall provided 17 assists, and Allie Baumgartner put away 13 kills.  The 25-20, 25-21, 19-25, 25-21 win left the Lady Cavaliers with a 24-18 overall record.

The day was not over though, as a 5-hour ride home awaited the team, a time extended greatly by a rock slide on I-40 that caused numerous detours and delays.  

Head Coach Christy Mooberry joked that the team could "sleep for a week."  Just not this week.  In fact, Montreat travels to Kingsport, Tennessee on Tuesday, November 10 for the first round of the AAC Tournament, which they enter as the #3 seed.  

Maybe the players can rest on the ride to Kingsport.