ATLANTA—Senior Emma Williams caught fire late in the match while Jackie Schner posted a 20-20 game, and Oglethorpe's volleyball team outlasted Millsaps Sunday afternoon inside Dorough Field House. The Stormy Petrels finished the match on a 7-4 run to win 15-13 in the fifth set (25-17, 21-25, 23-25, 25-23, 15-13).

Schner had a phenomenal match from start to finish, ending with 20 kills and 22 digs, but it was Williams' incredible effort down the stretch that ultimately swung the energy. Williams posted 15 kills for the match, including nine during the final set and a half. In fact, those nine kills came on Oglethorpe's final 25 points.

Prior to the finish, Oglethorpe trailed two sets to one and 15-14 in the fourth. Williams then rattled off four kills to finish the fourth set, including hammering home the last two with the score 23-22. She then tallied five kills in the deciding set, four during Oglethorpe's 6-3 run that tied the match.

Williams' last kill gave Oglethorpe a 12-10 lead.

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Schner led both the kill and the dig effort, with Kylee Zimmer following close behind in digs with a huge match herself (20). Williams added 24 assists, eight digs and two block assists. Gabbi Phillips put up 28 assists alongside three kills on four attempts and nine digs.

Seven Petrels were in the kill column in the win. After Schner and Williams, Ta'Korya Green posted eight, and Kinsey Wilson and Briella Kohler posted seven apiece.

Wilson also heated up late in the match, tallying two kills over the last 10 rallies and one big block with Kohler with the match tied 13-13 in the fifth.

Green and Wilson each posted a solo block, and Oglethorpe earned another big blocking effort with 11 total blocks. Green was a part of five blocks while Emelia Sengstock and Wilson were a part of four.

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Oglethorpe hosts No. 5 Emory Wednesday evening at Dorough Field House. Match time is set for 6 p.m. and marks the final home match of September for the Petrels.