Sunday, October 25
Davidson, N.C.
2:00 p.m.
Davidson College
3
vs
2
Appalachian State
Wildcats Complete Comeback, Down Appalachian State in Five Sets Sunday
10/25/2009 4:46:27 PM | Volleyball
Box Score
DAVIDSON, N.C. - With four hitters in double figures, the Davidson Wildcats battled back from a 2-1 deficit to capture a second straight 3-2 Southern Conference win (25-20, 22-25, 19-25, 25-23, 15-12), this time over the Appalachian State Mountaineers Sunday afternoon at Belk Arena.
Junior Sarabeth Peele led all Davidson (6-20, 3-7) hitters with 24 kills, and sophomore Christine Perzinski tallied a career-high 14. Jorden and Madison Benedict added 13 and 12, respectively, while junior setter Anna Bradbury posted a double-double with a career-best 62 assists to go along with 11 digs. Freshman Molly Crenshaw led the Davidson defense with 23 digs, and freshman Ariel Ley contributed 10.
Appalachian State (9-15, 5-5) placed a pair of hitters in double figures, led by Meghann Forshey with 13 kills and seven blocks, along with Becca Norris' 10 kills. Setter Kasey Sauls finished with 39 assists, and libero Cassie Engelgau had a team-best 21 digs. As a team, the Mountaineers posted 17 blocks, led by nine from Caroline Sedon.
An early 5-2 Davidson lead turned into a one-point deficit, 9-10, behind a 6-3 Mountaineer run to open the match. Davidson, though, would win the next three points on a Madison Benedict kill and a pair of Appalachian errors and would control the set the rest of the way. The Mountaineers got within a score just once, 18-17, but the Wildcats would win the opening frame behind a 7-3 run to finish for the 25-20 win.
The Mountaineers took a 5-1 lead to begin the second set, but a 4-0 Wildcat run including a pair of Peele putaways and an ace from Bradbury knotted the game at five. Kelsey Kuehner and Kelly Rhein were part of a 5-2 Mountaineer swing that gave ASU a 10-7 cushion, and Appalachian would lead by as many as five points, 21-16. Davidson won six of the last 10 points, but ASU would even the match with the 25-22 win.
Despite an early 5-2 Davidson lead, the third set was controlled by Appalachian State, who took an 8-6 lead behind a 6-1 run and led the rest of the way. The Wildcats would get within four points late, 22-18, but the Mountaineers closed with a 5-2 spurt to take a 2-1 lead in the match with a 25-19 win.
Facing elimination, Davidson took a slight 6-4 lead to start the fourth set, but the Mountaineers jumped ahead with a 4-1 run, including kills from Becca Norris and Rhein. The teams traded points with the score knotted three times until the Mountaineers started to pull away with the set tied at 11. Five Wildcat errors and a pair of kills from sophomore Erin Lupfer and Perzinski put the 'Cats in a 16-13 hole, but the Wildcats answered with three straight scores to even the score. The teams would trade possessions with the score tied at every point until a Mountaineer error gave the 'Cats a 23-22 advantage. A second straight ASU error made it 24-22, but Norris helped ASU survive before Perzinski punched home the game-winner for the 25-23 victory to force the fifth set.
Davidson carried the momentum into the decisive set, winning the first four points on a pair of kills from Peele, a Jorden Benedict putaway and a Mountaineer error. Three straight Wildcat errors cut the lead to just 4-3, but Davidson rattled off four straight points to take control, 9-3. Appalachian State made things interesting late, though, rallying from 6-11 to trail by just two points, 13-11. An attack error by the Mountaineers Maja Jechorek gave the Wildcats a match-point try, but she won the next point. On the next play, Peele put away a pass from Bradbury to squelch the Mountaineer rally and secure the match victory with the 15-12 win.
Davidson will host a pair of Southern Conference foes for a second straight weekend, taking on Wofford (17-9, 4-6) at 7 p.m. Friday and Furman (18-3, 10-0) at 4 p.m. Saturday.
DAVIDSON, N.C. - With four hitters in double figures, the Davidson Wildcats battled back from a 2-1 deficit to capture a second straight 3-2 Southern Conference win (25-20, 22-25, 19-25, 25-23, 15-12), this time over the Appalachian State Mountaineers Sunday afternoon at Belk Arena.
Junior Sarabeth Peele led all Davidson (6-20, 3-7) hitters with 24 kills, and sophomore Christine Perzinski tallied a career-high 14. Jorden and Madison Benedict added 13 and 12, respectively, while junior setter Anna Bradbury posted a double-double with a career-best 62 assists to go along with 11 digs. Freshman Molly Crenshaw led the Davidson defense with 23 digs, and freshman Ariel Ley contributed 10.
Appalachian State (9-15, 5-5) placed a pair of hitters in double figures, led by Meghann Forshey with 13 kills and seven blocks, along with Becca Norris' 10 kills. Setter Kasey Sauls finished with 39 assists, and libero Cassie Engelgau had a team-best 21 digs. As a team, the Mountaineers posted 17 blocks, led by nine from Caroline Sedon.
An early 5-2 Davidson lead turned into a one-point deficit, 9-10, behind a 6-3 Mountaineer run to open the match. Davidson, though, would win the next three points on a Madison Benedict kill and a pair of Appalachian errors and would control the set the rest of the way. The Mountaineers got within a score just once, 18-17, but the Wildcats would win the opening frame behind a 7-3 run to finish for the 25-20 win.
The Mountaineers took a 5-1 lead to begin the second set, but a 4-0 Wildcat run including a pair of Peele putaways and an ace from Bradbury knotted the game at five. Kelsey Kuehner and Kelly Rhein were part of a 5-2 Mountaineer swing that gave ASU a 10-7 cushion, and Appalachian would lead by as many as five points, 21-16. Davidson won six of the last 10 points, but ASU would even the match with the 25-22 win.
Despite an early 5-2 Davidson lead, the third set was controlled by Appalachian State, who took an 8-6 lead behind a 6-1 run and led the rest of the way. The Wildcats would get within four points late, 22-18, but the Mountaineers closed with a 5-2 spurt to take a 2-1 lead in the match with a 25-19 win.
Facing elimination, Davidson took a slight 6-4 lead to start the fourth set, but the Mountaineers jumped ahead with a 4-1 run, including kills from Becca Norris and Rhein. The teams traded points with the score knotted three times until the Mountaineers started to pull away with the set tied at 11. Five Wildcat errors and a pair of kills from sophomore Erin Lupfer and Perzinski put the 'Cats in a 16-13 hole, but the Wildcats answered with three straight scores to even the score. The teams would trade possessions with the score tied at every point until a Mountaineer error gave the 'Cats a 23-22 advantage. A second straight ASU error made it 24-22, but Norris helped ASU survive before Perzinski punched home the game-winner for the 25-23 victory to force the fifth set.
Davidson carried the momentum into the decisive set, winning the first four points on a pair of kills from Peele, a Jorden Benedict putaway and a Mountaineer error. Three straight Wildcat errors cut the lead to just 4-3, but Davidson rattled off four straight points to take control, 9-3. Appalachian State made things interesting late, though, rallying from 6-11 to trail by just two points, 13-11. An attack error by the Mountaineers Maja Jechorek gave the Wildcats a match-point try, but she won the next point. On the next play, Peele put away a pass from Bradbury to squelch the Mountaineer rally and secure the match victory with the 15-12 win.
Davidson will host a pair of Southern Conference foes for a second straight weekend, taking on Wofford (17-9, 4-6) at 7 p.m. Friday and Furman (18-3, 10-0) at 4 p.m. Saturday.
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