Sunday, October 24
Cullowhee, N.C.
3:00 p.m.
Davidson College
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at
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Western Carolina
Wildcats Wrap Weekend with 3-1 Win at Western Carolina
10/24/2010 6:55:13 PM | Volleyball
Box Score
CULLOWHEE, N.C. -- With three hitters in double figures and double-doubles from seniors Sarabeth Peele and Hayley Lawson, the Davidson Wildcats defeated the Western Carolina Catamounts, 3-1 (25-21, 26-24, 27-29, 25-20), Sunday afternoon in SoCon volleyball action at the Ramsey Center.
In her fourth double-double of the season, Peele finished with 17 kills and 20 digs to lead Davidson (14-13, 5-5), while Lawson tallied 46 assists and 10 digs in her third and with nine kills, just missed a triple-double. Senior middle blocker Jorden Benedict recorded 15 kills, while junior opposite Erin Lupfer added 14. Senior libero Jennifer Chamblee led the defense with 23 digs, and sophomore setter Ariel Ley was the fourth Wildcat in double figures with 13.
Western Carolina (6-19, 1-9) was led by Paloma Alvarez, who finished with 19 kills and 14 digs, and Kelcie Randazzo, who had 15 kills. Rebecca Stoltz had a team-high 47 assists, while Amanda Chaparro and Morgan Cochran each finished with 18 digs to lead the defense.
The Wildcats turned a one-point deficit into a 13-11 lead with a 4-0 run, including a pair of kills from Benedict, to open the match. Western answered with a 6-0 run of its own to go back ahead, 17-13, but Davidson got the set knotted at 21 with an 8-4 spurt on an ace by Peele, who served out the set as the 'Cats won the last four points in the 25-21 win in the opening frame.
Davidson won the first five points in the second set and opened up a 10-3 lead as Peele recorded back-to-back kills. Trailing 16-11, Western rattled off seven straight to jump out to a 18-16 lead before a Western hitting error gave possession back to the 'Cats. A 3-1 Davidson swing, including a pair of kills from Peele and one by junior outside hitter Christine Perzinski put Davidson back ahead one, 20-19, but the Catamounts put together the next three, as Emily Franklin and Stoltz got kills, to reclaim a 22-20 advantage. Lawson made it 22-21, but a kill from Chaparro and a Wildcat error gave Western a set-point try at 24-21. Lupfer got the point and the ball back for Davidson, and Peele served out her second straight set as the 'Cats completed the 26-24 comeback to go ahead 2-0 in the match.
A kill from Lawson put Davidson ahead, 12-7, in the third set, but Western used an 8-2 run, including six straight, to go ahead 15-14. Peele knotted the set by winning the next point and the teams went back-and-forth with six ties along the way. Western opened a 23-20 lead late in the set, but the Wildcats tied the game with a 3-0 run punctuated by an ace from Benedict to force a Western timeout. A Catamount error out of the break put Davidson in control, 24-23, but Alvarez fought off the match point to tie the score at 24. Peele put away a set from Lawson to give Davidson a second match point, but Randazzo extended play once more. A Lupfer kill gave the Wildcats a 26-25 lead, but Randazzo helped the Catamounts survive a third match point before Minogue's kill put Western ahead, 27-26. Franklin's service error knotted the score for the last time, though, before two straight kills from Minogue delivered the set for the Catamounts, 29-27.
In the fourth and final set, Davidson turned an early 6-2 lead into a 9-4 advantage on a kill from Lawson. The Catamounts ran off four straight, including kills from Stoltz and Randazzo, to close to just a point, 9-8, but Peele won the next point for Davidson, who pushed its lead to 17-11 with a 7-3 run. Western got within four points twice, at 19-15 and again at 24-20, but just before junior middle blocker Madison Benedict punched home the match winner.
The Wildcats return to Belk Arena for four straight matches beginning with Furman Saturday at 7 p.m. and followed by Wofford Sunday at 2 p.m.
CULLOWHEE, N.C. -- With three hitters in double figures and double-doubles from seniors Sarabeth Peele and Hayley Lawson, the Davidson Wildcats defeated the Western Carolina Catamounts, 3-1 (25-21, 26-24, 27-29, 25-20), Sunday afternoon in SoCon volleyball action at the Ramsey Center.
In her fourth double-double of the season, Peele finished with 17 kills and 20 digs to lead Davidson (14-13, 5-5), while Lawson tallied 46 assists and 10 digs in her third and with nine kills, just missed a triple-double. Senior middle blocker Jorden Benedict recorded 15 kills, while junior opposite Erin Lupfer added 14. Senior libero Jennifer Chamblee led the defense with 23 digs, and sophomore setter Ariel Ley was the fourth Wildcat in double figures with 13.
Western Carolina (6-19, 1-9) was led by Paloma Alvarez, who finished with 19 kills and 14 digs, and Kelcie Randazzo, who had 15 kills. Rebecca Stoltz had a team-high 47 assists, while Amanda Chaparro and Morgan Cochran each finished with 18 digs to lead the defense.
The Wildcats turned a one-point deficit into a 13-11 lead with a 4-0 run, including a pair of kills from Benedict, to open the match. Western answered with a 6-0 run of its own to go back ahead, 17-13, but Davidson got the set knotted at 21 with an 8-4 spurt on an ace by Peele, who served out the set as the 'Cats won the last four points in the 25-21 win in the opening frame.
Davidson won the first five points in the second set and opened up a 10-3 lead as Peele recorded back-to-back kills. Trailing 16-11, Western rattled off seven straight to jump out to a 18-16 lead before a Western hitting error gave possession back to the 'Cats. A 3-1 Davidson swing, including a pair of kills from Peele and one by junior outside hitter Christine Perzinski put Davidson back ahead one, 20-19, but the Catamounts put together the next three, as Emily Franklin and Stoltz got kills, to reclaim a 22-20 advantage. Lawson made it 22-21, but a kill from Chaparro and a Wildcat error gave Western a set-point try at 24-21. Lupfer got the point and the ball back for Davidson, and Peele served out her second straight set as the 'Cats completed the 26-24 comeback to go ahead 2-0 in the match.
A kill from Lawson put Davidson ahead, 12-7, in the third set, but Western used an 8-2 run, including six straight, to go ahead 15-14. Peele knotted the set by winning the next point and the teams went back-and-forth with six ties along the way. Western opened a 23-20 lead late in the set, but the Wildcats tied the game with a 3-0 run punctuated by an ace from Benedict to force a Western timeout. A Catamount error out of the break put Davidson in control, 24-23, but Alvarez fought off the match point to tie the score at 24. Peele put away a set from Lawson to give Davidson a second match point, but Randazzo extended play once more. A Lupfer kill gave the Wildcats a 26-25 lead, but Randazzo helped the Catamounts survive a third match point before Minogue's kill put Western ahead, 27-26. Franklin's service error knotted the score for the last time, though, before two straight kills from Minogue delivered the set for the Catamounts, 29-27.
In the fourth and final set, Davidson turned an early 6-2 lead into a 9-4 advantage on a kill from Lawson. The Catamounts ran off four straight, including kills from Stoltz and Randazzo, to close to just a point, 9-8, but Peele won the next point for Davidson, who pushed its lead to 17-11 with a 7-3 run. Western got within four points twice, at 19-15 and again at 24-20, but just before junior middle blocker Madison Benedict punched home the match winner.
The Wildcats return to Belk Arena for four straight matches beginning with Furman Saturday at 7 p.m. and followed by Wofford Sunday at 2 p.m.
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