Catamounts Go the Distance; Down Bellarmine in Five

Asheville, N.C. – Western Carolina volleyball went the full five sets for the third time in the young season on Friday night, landing in the win column for the first time in 2026 after battling Bellarmine for a 3-2 victory to open the Blue Ridge Volleyball Classic at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville. The Catamounts needed a 7-1 run and battled off three match points to force a decisive set, claiming the victory with a 15-13 win in the fifth. WCU earned the win with scores of 25-19, 18-25, 16-25, 27-25, 15-13. Western Carolina improves to 1-3 on the…