Davidson College Athletics
N.C. A&T
Volleyball Blanks N.C. A&T to Open Gardner-Webb Invitational
9/7/2007 7:36:53 PM | Volleyball
Lauren Biggers
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. -- Senior Katie Pierucci, junior Alison Dwyer and freshman Jorden Benedict each tallied eight kills to lead the Davidson Wildcat volleyball team to a 3-0 (30-24, 30-17, 30-21) win over N.C. A&T in the opening match of the Gardner-Webb Invitational.
WIth the win, the 'Cats improve to 4-2 on the season, while A&T falls to 0-8.
Pierucci also led the team's defensive effort with 16 digs, while senior Lindsey Woeste had 11. Freshman setter Hayley Lawson totaled 33 assists.
In the opening game, both teams traded points until Davidson used a five-point run to open up a 10-5 lead. The Bulldogs kept fighting, getting the score knotted at 16 before senior Courtney Cron served four straight points to help Davidson take a lead it would not relinquish.
Game two was a different story, as the 'Cats found themselves down 11-5 after a 7-0 Bulldog run. Davidson rallied with an 8-1 run of its own behind strong serving from Benedict and Lawson. Things went back and forth until Woeste started a six-point run with a service ace to open up the 22-16 lead the 'Cats would ride to a 2-0 advantage in the match.
With the match on the line, Davidson took another 10-5 lead in game three and never looked back, eventually opening up a 20-10 lead on a kill from junior Kittery Neale. The 'Cats rolled on for the 30-21 win for the match.
Davidson continues tournament action with a pair of matches tomorrow, taking on Air Force at 10 a.m. and host Gardner-Webb at 5 p.m.
