Lady Panthers Drop Five-Set Battle to LaGrange

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Box Score

Clark Atlanta CLARK AT 17-10, 9-8

LaGrange LAGRANGE 16-11, 8-4

Clark Atlanta CLARK AT

17-10, 9-8

Final

Nov. 04, 2026

LaGrange LAGRANGE

16-11, 8-4

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Clark Atlanta CLARK AT	22	28	25	25	14	(2)
LaGrange LAGRANGE	25	26	14	27	16	(3)

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LAGRANGE, Ga. — Kai Harris recorded 29 kills and 13 digs, and Sydney Ray finished with 60 assists and 19 digs as Clark Atlanta fell to LaGrange 25-22, 26-28, 14-25, 27-25, 16-14 on Wednesday at Mariotti.

The Lady Panthers held a 2-1 match lead before LaGrange won the final two sets by two points apiece. Clark Atlanta fell to 17-10 overall, while LaGrange improved to 16-11.

Harris led all players in kills and hit .381, adding two service aces. Reagan Gatlin contributed 16 kills and 14 digs, while Carmella Jones finished with 15 kills and 12 digs, giving Clark Atlanta four players with double-doubles.

Nakayla James tied for the match lead with 21 digs and added four assists and an ace. Antonique Coleman supplied 11 kills, hit .476, and led the Lady Panthers with four blocks, including one solo. Amasjah Gillings recorded Clark Atlanta's highest hitting percentage at .500 with one kill on two attempts.

Jayanna Shannon led the Lady Panthers with three aces and added two block assists. Jones contributed three block assists, while Gatlin added two.

Clark Atlanta totaled 75 kills, 71 assists, 85 digs, six aces and seven team blocks. The Lady Panthers hit .287, compared with LaGrange's .233.

Clark Atlanta opened the match with four consecutive points and later held a 21-18 advantage in the first set. LaGrange answered with six straight points to reach set point. Harris interrupted the run with a kill, but an Alex Krabs kill secured the opener for the hosts, 25-22.

The Lady Panthers rallied in the second set after trailing 21-16. Harris delivered two kills and an ace during a six-point run that put Clark Atlanta ahead 22-21. The teams traded points down the stretch before Coleman's kill gave the Lady Panthers a 27-26 lead. James followed with a service ace to finish the set and even the match.

Clark Atlanta controlled the third set, hitting .361 with 16 kills. Leading 18-13, the Lady Panthers scored four consecutive points behind a Gatlin kill and three straight Harris kills. Clark Atlanta later closed the set with three unanswered points, capped by kills from Gatlin and Harris, to take a 2-1 match lead.

The Lady Panthers battled back from a 19-13 deficit in the fourth set. Coleman began a five-point run with a kill before Harris delivered four consecutive kills to pull Clark Atlanta within 19-18.

After LaGrange moved ahead 23-21, Jones recorded two kills around a Shannon ace to give Clark Atlanta match point at 24-23. LaGrange answered with consecutive kills. Jones and Coleman then combined for a block to tie the score at 25, but the hosts won the next two points to force a fifth set.

Clark Atlanta erased an early 2-0 deficit in the deciding set with six consecutive points. Gatlin supplied two kills during the run, Harris added an ace, and Jones finished the stretch with a kill for a 6-2 lead.

LaGrange rallied and eventually moved ahead 13-11. Consecutive Jones kills tied the score at 13, and Sawyer Arbuckle later recorded a kill to pull Clark Atlanta even at 14. Krabs answered with a kill before combining with Kaitlyn Smith for the match-clinching block.

Krabs led LaGrange with 22 kills. Ella Sprouse added 14 kills and 21 digs, while Julia Damico finished with 32 assists and 14 digs.

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