FORT VALLEY, Ga. – The Wildcats saw one slip away Friday evening. With a set lead, Fort Valley State saw a match-point fall away and then Savannah State seized the end of the match-deciding fifth set for the 3-2 women’s volleyball final.
The Wildcats won the first and third sets decisively with 25-14 and 25-13 scores, while the visiting Tigers had their own similar score in the second, 25-15. After leading by as many as five points in the fourth set (20-15), FVSU held a 23-20 lead late. Savannah State ran off four in a row before FVSU answered with two tallies to bring about match-point, 25-24. The Tigers pushed the night to a fifth set with the next three points and 27-25 final.
With a 9-7 lead at the turn, FVSU saw the edge fade as Savannah State rallied for a 14-11 lead with seven of the next nine points. The Wildcats pushed back with two tallies to make it 14-13, before a bad home set gave the Tigers the final point (15-13) and win…