MEMPHIS - The Rhodes College volleyball team could not solve the Berry College Vikings on Saturday afternoon at Mallory Gymnasium as they were swept in three sets in Southern Athletic Association play.

Rhodes falls to 4-5 on the season and 0-2 in SAA play while Berry moves to 8-2 overall and 2-0 in SAA play.

The Vikings had 35 kills on the day to go with 13 errors as they hit .222 while the Lynx were solid, going for 33 kills, but 22 errors for a .110 hitting percentage. Berry was able to finished with eight blocks in the match to Rhodes' one.

Berry raced out to a 13-5 lead in the first set, but Rhodes fought back to make it a 14-11 game, taking advantage of Berry errors to get back into the set.

Following a kill by sophomore Olivia Rowe, the Lynx got the match within two, but Berry responded with five straight points and, despite another rally from Rhodes, to close the set at 25-21.

In the second set, Berry used a big rally early in the match to gain complete control of the match and win 25-15. The Vikings were on fire during set two, hitting .346 in the set with 11 kills to two errors.

Down 22-16 in the third set, Rhodes went on a four point rally thanks in part to sophomore Ellen Platt; however, Berry would respond by scoring three of the four points to win set three, 25-21, and close the match.

Platt finished with 10 kills while freshman Heather Antrim added seven. Sophomore August Bishop had three service aces while sophomore Lulu Schulz had two. Sophomore Hannah McCarty finished with 13 assists while sophomore Camila Zimmerman had 15 digs.

Rhodes will be back in action tomorrow afternoon as they welcome in Oglethorpe in SAA play. First serve is scheduled for 12 PM.