Blue Mountain Christian lost to Mobile 3-1 on Friday in Mobile, Alabama, falling 9-25, 20-25, 25-20, 13-25 in the SSAC volleyball match.
Mobile opened with an 11-point run and took the first set. Blue Mountain Christian built an 8-4 lead in the second behind kills from Marissa Gerleman and Valeria Valez, but Mobile drew even and closed the set with a 4-0 run.
The Toppers answered in the third. After Mobile took the lead, Blue Mountain Christian put together a 6-0 run to move ahead 21-19, with Gerleman contributing five kills during the stretch. The Toppers claimed the set, 25-20, before Mobile pulled away with a late 7-0 run in the fourth.
Gerleman led Blue Mountain Christian with 16 kills and a .289 hitting percentage. Olivia Domino had 20 assists, Olivia Lewis recorded six blocks, and Abbi Williams finished with 19 digs. Eva Blatchford paced Mobile with 18 kills and a .471 hitting percentage; Emma McPherson had 26 assists.
Blue Mountain Christian, listed at 6-7 in SSAC play and 10-13 overall, was scheduled to return to conference play Saturday against William Carey in Hattiesburg. The calendar listed the match for 1 p.m. Central time.
