The Toccoa Falls College volleyball team (14-11) has won six of its last seven matches and has not lost a single set in the last four matches. On Oct. 11, the Lady Eagles lost a disappointing match at home against LaGrange College. TFC won the first two sets (25-23, 25-16), but then lost the next three (25-21, 25-18, 15-9) and the match 3-2.  Bethany Slate had 20 kills and 32 digs for TFC. Kayla Peters had 14 kills. Caroline Johnson had 9 kills and 17 digs. Mary Willis had 43 assists.

At home again on Oct. 13, the Lady Eagles began their streak of straight-set victories by defeating Spartanburg Methodist College 3-0 (25-7, 25-21, 25-20). Slate led the way with 15 kills and 16 digs. Johnson had 9 kills and 14 digs and Willis had 25 assists. The next day TFC hosted Salem College and beat them in straight sets (25-5, 25-23, 25-20). Slate had 15 kills and 18 digs, Johnson had 9 and 12 and Willis had 35 assists.

On Oct. 15 The Lady Eagles traveled to Winston-Salem, North Carolina for a tri-match with Wake Technical College and Piedmont Baptist College. First, TFC took straight sets from Wake Tech. (25-22, 25-14, 25-20), then from beat Piedmont Baptist (25-20, 25-20, 25-18). For the day, three Lady Eagles had double figures in kills (Slate-36, Johnson-16, Peters-13), and six had double figures in digs (Slate-43, Willis-24, Rachel Morris-18, Johnson-12, Tiffany Poole-12). Willis racked-up 61 assists.

The Lady Eagles are at home again on Oct. 22 at 1:00 pm against Brewton-Parker College.

On Oct. 13, the TFC men’s soccer team (5-8-1) put an end to eight-game winless streak by beating rivals Point University (formerly Atlanta Christian College) 3-2 in an overtime thriller at home.  Pre-game rain set the stage for an intense and messy battle. Point struck first, scoring on a shot from 25 yards out, twenty minutes into the first half and led 1-0 at halftime. The Eagles started the second half with a sense of purpose, led by senior Eric Bill who, according to Head Coach Rob Worsley, “took over.”

Bill led the TFC offensive attack that applied constant pressure on Point’s defense. He scored his first goal when Tyler Timberlake took a long shot that was saved but not controlled by Point’s goalkeeper. Mike Howell passed the rebound to Bill who scored to tie the game. A few minutes later, Peter Yang put the ball directly in front of the net with a cross that Bill put in the back of the net with a header and the Eagles were up 2-1. TFC controlled possession and looked poised to close out the win in regulation, but Point created a couple of opportunities and scored on one of them with just ten minutes remaining to tie the game, 2-2.

In the second of two ten-minute sudden-death overtime sessions, TFC’s Phil Stice took a corner kick and put it in front of the goal where several players battled for it until Peter Yang came in from the opposite side and slammed it low into the near corner of the goal for the win. Worsley praised his team’s defense and toughness, and pointed out that Bill, Yang and Stice each played his strongest game of the season against Point.

The Eagles host North Greenville University (Oct. 19) and Talladega College (Oct. 21) this week, both at 7:00 pm.

The TFC women’s soccer team (5-9) split a pair of games last week. On Oct. 11 the Lady Eagles lost to Point University at home, 4-1. The TFC defense limited Point to only six shots, but Point was efficient with those few opportunities. They took three shots in the first half and scored on two of them and led 2-0 at halftime. TFC answered early in the second half with a goal by Anna Long, assisted by Kallie Richards, to make it 2-1. The Lady Eagles controlled possession in the second half and generated nine shots on goal, but they could only score one, while Point scored two more goals.

On Oct. 15 the Lady Eagles traveled to Macon and beat Wesleyan College 4-1.  TFC struck first when Anna Long put a cross in front of the net and Siara Stacey took the ball out of the air and put it into the net, freezing Wesleyan’s keeper. TFC controlled possession and created opportunities, but did not score again in the first half. Wesleyan managed one goal at the end of the half to tie the game, 1-1.  But, according to Head Coach Doug Howell, TFC “dominated” the second half. Long kept pushing the ball up the side initiating the TFC attack. The Lady Eagles scored three more goals, two from Danae Martin and one from Richards.  Long had two assists on the day and Richards had one.

The Lady Eagles host Kentucky Christian University Oct. 22 at 11:00 am.