VALDOSTA, Ga. –After dropping the first set 25-12, the Lee University volleyball team staged a massive comeback and won the next three sets to defeat Valdosta State University 3-1on the final day of the regular season. With the win, Lee ended the regular season with a 17-15 overall record while going 11-9 in Gulf South Conference action.  
 
Lee will now be the fifth seed in the upcoming GSC Tournament and will host a game for the first time in program history. Lee will take on the eighth seed University of Montevallo at Walker Arena at 6 PM.
 
The first set of the match was not easy for the Lady Flames as they hit in the negative as a team. They had five kills with nine errors in 31 attacks. Lee bounced back in set two with a 25-16 win thanks to six kills from Payton Danley.
 
Lee continued to roll in set three and four getting wins 25-18 and 25-19 respectively. VSU had two more kills in the match (45) than Lee (43) However, nine services errors by the Blazers led to a Lee win. 
 
Izzy Denton tied her season high with 25 digs in the contest while Danley and Sara Palumbo each had 14 kills. Freshman Brynna Sands had ten kills in the win while hitting an incredible .667 on the day. She had her ten kills in 15 attacks and did not have an error.
 
The Blazers were led by Christina Pettigrew who had 14 kills and three service aces.
 
VSU will be the fourth seed in the upcoming GSC tournament and will await the winner of the Lee-Montevallo match.
 
Coach Christa Fabre's Thoughts:
 
"Tough stretch of road matches for us to finish out regular season play and thankful to come out with a win today over Valdosta. We gave away the first set and then started picking up our defense in the second set. We were successful at the pins offensively and did a good job of getting them out of system with aggressive serving. Brynna had such a great match with no errors and finding ways to score. We get a good rest day, a practice and then ready for opening round on Tuesday!"