CONWAY, Ark. - The Rhodes College volleyball team had upset on their mind on Friday evening as the sixth-seeded Lynx took a 2-0 lead over third-seed Berry College. However, the Vikings were able to mount a comeback, winning the next three sets to eliminate Rhodes from the Southern Athletic Association Championship.

Rhodes concludes its season at 12-16 overall, showing a lot of promise throughout the season and proving that the program has a very bright future.

The Lynx played two of the best sets they've played all season long, jumping all over Berry. In the first set, Rhodes had 15 kills and only four errors while hitting .289 to cruise to a 25-18 win. The Lynx were even better in the second set, going for 16 kills and only two errors, hitting a blistering .368 as a team in the set to move win 25-17. Rhodes' defense was excellent in each set as well, holding Berry under 10 kills in both sets while they only hit .056 and .103 as a team.

In the third set, the Lynx began to cool off a bit, hitting -.059 in the set with only seven kills to nine errors. Berry began to find its touch as well, hitting .241 with 11 kills and only four errors to roll past Rhodes with a 25-16 win to stay alive.

The fourth set would be one of the most exciting sets, as each team battled back and forth, Rhodes looking to close the match while Berry looking to force a fifth set. The Lynx found their offensive flow again, earning 14 kills with six assists while hitting .182, but the Vikings were equally good with 16 kills to six errors and a .213 hitting percentage. With the match tied at 23, Berry got the next two points to clinch the set and force the fifth set.

From there, the Vikings held all of the momentum, jumping all over the Lynx while hitting .529 to avoid the upset and win the match with a 15-9 victory in the final set.

Offensively, freshmen Ellen Platt and August Bishop, who both earned All-SAA second team honors earlier in the day, were phenomenal as Platt had 17 kills with Bishop adding 16. Freshman Caroline Perlis had nine kills while sophomore Elasha Williams added eight kills. Freshman Ana McMullen was terrific at setter, going for 52 assists in the match.

Defensively, senior Maraia Tremarelli had 20 digs in her final collegiate match while Bishop added 12. Freshman Mackenzie Capetillo had 11 digs while McMullen had 10. Perlis finished with three blocks while Williams added two.

Rhodes will move into the offseason with a young group to develop while moving into recruiting season as well. Despite the youth, the Lynx still say goodbye to four seniors and thank them for their efforts the last four years.