| August 31, 2013 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 0 |
 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| BRES | Team Stats | CU |
|---|---|---|
| -.018 | Hitting Pct. | .176 |
| 23 | Kills | 33 |
| 25 | Errors | 15 |
| 114 | Total Attacks | 102 |
| 18 | Assists | 28 |
| 3 | Aces | 8 |
| 49 | Digs | 58 |
| 2.0 | Blocks | 6.0 |
| BRES | Leaders | CU |
|---|---|---|
| Fedor
- 6 | Kills | Sheridan Jones
- 14 |
| Root
- 14 | Assists | Kasi Wells
- 18 |
| Johnson
- 2 | Aces | McCrea Barney
- 4 |
| Johnson
- 12 | Digs | McCrea Barney
- 20 |
| Rothrock
- 1 Root - 1 Fedor - 1 | Blocks | Sheridan Jones
- 4 |
| August 31, 2013 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 2 |
 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
| CU | Team Stats | PIED |
|---|---|---|
| .089 | Hitting Pct. | .133 |
| 50 | Kills | 46 |
| 36 | Errors | 26 |
| 158 | Total Attacks | 150 |
| 49 | Assists | 44 |
| 4 | Aces | 6 |
| 67 | Digs | 61 |
| 5.0 | Blocks | 7.0 |
| CU | Leaders | PIED |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Daniels
- 13 | Kills | Norman
- 13 |
| AshtonPerez
- 22 | Assists | Green
- 24 |
| Kasi Wells
- 1 Jenna Pavan - 1 Kalee Kendrick - 1 AshtonPerez - 1 | Aces | Knarr
- 3 |
| McCrea Barney
- 17 | Digs | Norman
- 13 |
| Rylee Butler
- 3 Sheridan Jones - 3 | Blocks | Norman
- 5 |
SEWANEE, Tenn – Junior Sheridan Jones continued her solid play at the Sewanee Invitational, recording a team-high 26 kills in two games as the Bulldogs split the final two games to finish the weekend with a 3-1 record.
CU defeated Brescia University (1-4) in straight sets before falling in a 3-2 heartbreaker to Piedmont College (4-1) to bring a close to the four-game weekend.
The Bulldogs (4-1) came to play in their first match on Saturday, coasting to a three-set victory. After an inauspicious start, CU found itself trailing 18-13. The squad rallied, scoring 12 of the final 17 points to earn a 25-23 win.
Five errors from the Bearcats coupled with multiple kills by Jones, Jennifer Daniels, Rylee Butler, and Mackenzie Gass led the charge to an opening-set win.
Set two found the Bulldogs taking control, grabbing a 20-12 lead and coasting to the 25-17 win.
In the third stanza, CU dominated from start to finish after jumping out to a 20-3 advantage, including a stretch of 14 straight points. When the dust settled, Cumberland completed the sweep with a 25-9 win.
The Bulldogs continued their success in the opening set of match two, edging Piedmont in a tightly-fought 25-19 win. The Lions bounced back in the second set with a victory by the same score.
After trading wins in sets three and four, the two clubs would head to the rubber game looking for a victory to conclude the weekend.
Tied 4-4 to open the set, Piedmont rattled off five straight points, forcing CU head coach Dewayne Deering to call a timeout. The Lions came out of the break with two out of the next three points to take a commanding 12-5 advantage as Deering conceded his final timeout.
The Bulldogs responded out of the second break scoring eight of the next 10 including a pair of kills by Michelle Daniels and an ace from Kalee Kendrick, leaving the score at 14-13 in favor of the Lions. Not content to let the match slip away, Piedmont answered with a kill from Jackie Campbell to end the contest and hand Cumberland its first loss of the season.
CU will open Mid-South Conference play Tuesday in a home matchup against Lindsey Wilson. The No. 19 Blue Raiders were picked in the MSC Preseason Poll to finish second in the conference. Game time is set for 6 p.m. at the Dallas Floyd Recreation Center.
