Box Score High Point got 17 kills from Lindsey Pickens and 41 assists and 17 digs from Michelle Feiser to claim a 3-1 win over Davidson Tuesday night in the Panthers' home opener in the Millis Center.

The Panthers improve to 2-4 on the season, while the Wildcats fall to 0-5.

HPU claimed the win by a linescore of 30-25, 25-30, 30-19, 30-15.

Jamie Kaufman added 13 kills on a .407 hitting percentage for High Point. Davidson got a match-high 21 kills from Katie Pierucci.

The Panthers broke open a close first game by capturing five of the final seven points of the frame for 30-25 win. Pickens had a kill and a service ace in the sequence.

Davidson fought back from a 17-11 deficit to take game two by a 30-25 count and put together its best hitting effort of the night (.209) in the period. The Wildcats used a 9-0 run to erase a 25-23 High Point lead behind four kills from Lindsey Woeste and tie the match at 1-1.

But the Panthers responded with a .409 hitting percentage in game three for a 30-19 win. HPU won nine of 10 points to open a 24-14 advantage and took the game on three straight kills from Kaufman.

In the decisive fourth game, the Panthers jumped out to a 15-8 lead and wore down the Wildcats behind the hitting of Kaufman and Ashley Johnson. Whitney Kaltenegger served out the final four points to help the Panthers claim their first win in a home opener since 2001.

"We're pleased to open up our home schedule with a victory," High Point head coach Chad Esposito said. "We lost to them a year ago in four games, and it's nice to be able to turn it around in a year's time with a young team. We had a  very balanced offensive attack, served aggressively, and our defense stepped up and played big at times.

"Michelle had an outstanding all around game. It's rare when a setter plays the kind of defense she did tonight."

Five Panthers (Pickens, Kaufman, Johnson, Feiser and Tara Mahoney) recorded at least six kills. Jenelle Stouffer led the way defensively for HPU with 18 digs, while Kim Anderson chipped in 16. Pickens added 10 digs for her fifth double-double in six tries this season.

Tamara Gallen led the Wildcats defensively with a match-high 22 digs. Jenna Dykstra contributed 37 assists and 17 digs, while Liz Williamson added 12 kills.

"Davidson is a tough team to play because they're very gritty on defense and get a lot of balls up," Esposito said. "We were able to rise to that level and continue to finish off long rallies with kills."

The Panthers will face Bowling Green, Delaware State, Robert Morris and host West Virginia in this weekend's West Virginia Invitational. The event begins Saturday in Morgantown.