The No.8-ranked Berry Vikings (20-4, 13-1 SAA) defeated Washington and Lee (18-10) in the reverse sweep (20-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-15, 15-6), but lost to No.11-ranked Emory in four sets (26-24, 23-25, 19-25, 21-25) on Saturday morning wrapping up their weekend at the Emory National Invitational in Atlanta. Jazzy Innis and Olivia Mallow were named as all tournament team selections.
 
Match one
 
            Washington and Lee took the first set 25-20, even though the Vikings hit for .321% in the set as opposed to the Generals who hit for .258%. Berry and Washinton and Lee found themselves within a few points of one another for most of the set, but the Generals pulled away going on a 6-1 scoring run putting them at 21-16.
            The Generals won the second set in a closer match, 25-23. The Vikings saw a 12-7 lead early in the set, but inching closer, the Generals went on a five point unanswered run, tying up the Vikings at 16-16. After a kill from Innis, the two were tied yet again at 22-22, but Washinton and Lee delivered two kills in the final points leaving Berry vulnerable.
            Berry won the third set 25-20, putting down 18 total kills. The Vikings took a slight early lead 10-7 after a kill from Cypress Guenther. Berry continued to capitalize off that lead as they scored six points in row, four of them kills forcing the Generals into a timeout.
            The Vikings played off their momentum from the third set into the fourth winning 25-15. After already gaining a big lead of 10-4 on Washington and Lee, Berry put up seven more unanswered.
            The Vikings scored six in a row to start the fifth set, cruising to a 15-6 set win. The final kill was laid down by Peyton Breissinger. Berry left Washington and Lee hitting in the negatives in the final two sets of the game.
Bressinger and Innis double-doubled, Innis recorded 14 kills and 13 digs, and Bressinger with 16 kills and 15 digs also contributing 20.5 points. Emily Rapach set up 50 assists, and Kate Whittle had a solid match in the back row with 37 digs, now averaging 5.95 digs per set. The Vikings put up 17 total blocks, the most a team has put up since 2016. Molly Bergin, Mallow, and Guenther all contributed seven a piece.
           
Match two
 
            The Vikings took the first set 26-24 in a nailbiter. Emory got the jump start on the Vikings finding themselves up 8-3. But Berry fought back to a 9-8 lead after three straight aces from Rapach. In the final moments of the set Berry was down 24-22, but scored four straight, the last three being kills to solidify the first set win.
            Emory took the second set 25-23 in another close set. The Vikings saw an early 7-2 lead but it didn't remain that way as the Eagles creeped back to a tied game 9-9. Emory took charge of the set going up 24-21 to match point.
            The third set saw a total of 15 tied scores and four lead changes. In the last 11 points of the game, nine were scored by Emory, who took the fourth set 25-19. The Eagles took the fourth and final set 25-21. Emory put an early lead on Berry of 8-4, later increasing to a 16-9 lead. The Vikings were able to capitalize off attack errors to attempt a comeback within two points 17-15.
Breissinger and Innis double-doubled again in this match, Breissinger put up 13 kills and 20 digs, Innis recorded 12 kills and 17 digs. Emily Rapach set up 44 assists, and Mallow led the team with four blocks.
The Vikings look to host the Southern Athletic Association conference tournament starting on Friday. They will take on the eight seed, Rhodes College at 5 p.m.