Sunday, October 18
Elon, N.C.
2:00 p.m.
Davidson College
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Elon
Phoenix Defeat Wildcats, 3-0
10/18/2009 4:23:12 PM | Volleyball
Box Score
ELON, N.C. -- Despite double-digit kills from juniors Sarabeth Peele and Jorden Benedict, the Elon Phoenix swept the Davidson Wildcats, 3-0 (25-21, 25-18, 27-25), Sunday afternoon in Southern Conference volleyball action at Alumni Gym.
Peele finished with a match-high 12 kills to pace Davidson (4-20, 1-7), who also got 10 from Benedict. Classmate Anna Bradbury finished with 28 assists, and freshman Molly Crenshaw led the defense with six digs.
Elon (17-4, 5-3) was led by Traci Stewart with 11 kills on 18 attempts, and Caroline Lemke chipped in 10 to go along with a match-best four blocks. Emily Regan tallied 38 assists, and both Lauren Copenhagen and Ali Deatsch finished with nine digs.
With the first set knotted at 10, Davidson opened a slight 13-11 lead on a pair of kills by Peele, but Elon used a 6-1 run to go ahead 17-14. The Wildcats answered with five straight scores, including a kill by sophomore Erin Lupfer and two aces from Bradbury, to pull ahead 19-17, but the Phoenix won the next three to pull ahead by a score. Sophomore Madison Benedict tied the score at 20, before Elon finished with a 5-1 spurt to take the set, 25-21.
Elon converted an early 4-2 advantage into a 15-10 lead and controlled the second set for the duration. The Wildcats fought off a pair of set points, but Sarah Schermerhorn punched home the winner in the 25-18 victory to give the Phoenix a 2-0 lead in the match.
The Wildcats jumped out to a 6-2 lead to begin the third set behind a pair of Jorden Benedict kills and four Elon errors. Davidson turned that early margin into a 16-10 lead and controlled the set until a late Elon rally. Trailing 16-21, the Phoneix rattled off six points to tie the set. A kill by Madison Benedict and a Crenshaw ace put Davidson back ahead, 23-22, but Lemke and Copenhagen gave the Phoenix a match-point chance. The Wildcats survived on a kill by Jorden Benedict to even the set at 24, but Copenhagen regained the advantage for Elon. Peele helped Davidson survive a second match point, but they would not survive another, as a Wildcat error followed a Copenhagen kill for the 27-25 Phoenix win.
Davidson will return to Belk Arena to host Western Carolina at 7 p.m. Friday night, in the first of four straight home matches. The Wildcats will also host Appalachian State Sunday at 2 p.m.
ELON, N.C. -- Despite double-digit kills from juniors Sarabeth Peele and Jorden Benedict, the Elon Phoenix swept the Davidson Wildcats, 3-0 (25-21, 25-18, 27-25), Sunday afternoon in Southern Conference volleyball action at Alumni Gym.
Peele finished with a match-high 12 kills to pace Davidson (4-20, 1-7), who also got 10 from Benedict. Classmate Anna Bradbury finished with 28 assists, and freshman Molly Crenshaw led the defense with six digs.
Elon (17-4, 5-3) was led by Traci Stewart with 11 kills on 18 attempts, and Caroline Lemke chipped in 10 to go along with a match-best four blocks. Emily Regan tallied 38 assists, and both Lauren Copenhagen and Ali Deatsch finished with nine digs.
With the first set knotted at 10, Davidson opened a slight 13-11 lead on a pair of kills by Peele, but Elon used a 6-1 run to go ahead 17-14. The Wildcats answered with five straight scores, including a kill by sophomore Erin Lupfer and two aces from Bradbury, to pull ahead 19-17, but the Phoenix won the next three to pull ahead by a score. Sophomore Madison Benedict tied the score at 20, before Elon finished with a 5-1 spurt to take the set, 25-21.
Elon converted an early 4-2 advantage into a 15-10 lead and controlled the second set for the duration. The Wildcats fought off a pair of set points, but Sarah Schermerhorn punched home the winner in the 25-18 victory to give the Phoenix a 2-0 lead in the match.
The Wildcats jumped out to a 6-2 lead to begin the third set behind a pair of Jorden Benedict kills and four Elon errors. Davidson turned that early margin into a 16-10 lead and controlled the set until a late Elon rally. Trailing 16-21, the Phoneix rattled off six points to tie the set. A kill by Madison Benedict and a Crenshaw ace put Davidson back ahead, 23-22, but Lemke and Copenhagen gave the Phoenix a match-point chance. The Wildcats survived on a kill by Jorden Benedict to even the set at 24, but Copenhagen regained the advantage for Elon. Peele helped Davidson survive a second match point, but they would not survive another, as a Wildcat error followed a Copenhagen kill for the 27-25 Phoenix win.
Davidson will return to Belk Arena to host Western Carolina at 7 p.m. Friday night, in the first of four straight home matches. The Wildcats will also host Appalachian State Sunday at 2 p.m.
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