The High Point University volleyball team picked up its second Big South win on Saturday with a 3-1 (25-20, 13-25, 25-12, 25-20) victory over Presbyterian.

Lindsay Raus led the Panthers (12-3, 2-0 Big South) with 14 kills and a hitting percentage of .500. Ashley Mellott added 10 kills. Kristina Taylor had 39 assists while Audie Gonzalez had 11 digs and Julie Hershkowitz added 10.

Justine Lanchester led the Blue Hose (3-10, 0-2 Big South) with 12 kills. Lisa Shelley added 11 and Amanda Kettles recorded 10. Rachel Lewis had 43 assists while Elizabeth Heineman had 15 digs.

In the first set Presbyterian took an early lead at 7-4, but High Point went on a 13-2 run to pull ahead 17-9. PC battlbed back and closed the gap to three at 20-17, but that is as close as the Blue Hose would come as High Point took the 1-0 advantage in the match.

Presbyterian dominated the second set, taking the 25-13 win and knotting the match at two sets each.

The Panthers came out strong in the third set taking a 16-9 lead off a kill from Raus. The Blue Hose never got the chance to get back in the game as HPU closed out set with a 9-3 run.

In the fourth set Presbyterian led 11-6 early, but High Point battled back to tie the set at 14. The Panthers continued their run and went up 19-15. Presbyterian closed the gap at 23-20, but High Point scored the final two to secure the match.

"We did what we had to do today," said High Point head coach Chad Esposito. "At times we played well and at other times we played really poor. Presbyterian gave us some difficulties but we were fortunate enough to pull together at the break. It was good to get two road conference wins as we head back to the Millis Center this week."

The Panthers will be back at home on Tuesday, Sept. 30 when they host Radford. Match time is set for 7:00 p.m.