Sunday, November 13
Spartanburg, S.C.
1:00 p.m.
Davidson College
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Wofford
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Wofford Spoils Davidson’s Season Finale in Volleyball, 3-1
11/13/2011 4:08:00 PM | Volleyball
Gavin McFarlin -- Assistant SID
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Looking to gain some momentum heading into the Southern Conference Tournament next weekend, Davidson came up short in falling 3-1 on the road to Wofford in both team's season finale in women's volleyball on Sunday.
Set scores were 25-22, 25-23, 14-25 and 25-22 in favor of the?Terriers, who improved to 14-19 overall and 3-13 in league play. Davidson closed out the regular season with a 15-14 mark and 5-11 in SoCon action. The 'Cats held their fourth place spot in the South division of the league standings and earned the right to head to Birmingham, Ala., for next weekend's league tournament.
Caroline Brown again paced the Wildcat attack, putting away 15 kills on 44 swings. She was joined in the double-figure kills column by Taylor Pisel, who hit .500 with 10 kills on 18 attempts and just one error.
Molly Crenshaw led three Davidson players defensively with 23 digs, while Brown had 14 and Christine Perzinski had 11. Ariel Ley finished with 48 assists, while Madison Benedict came up with a team-best six blocks and the 'Cats had 11 as a team.
Wofford's Amanda Liguori (18) and Rachel Woodlee (16) each had over 10 kills, while setter Bekah Dorsey had a match-high 48 assists.
The Terriers came out swinging well in the first two sets, hitting .300 and .310, respectively, with just a combined 12 errors while picking 40 kills. Set one had the Wildcats up early 9-6 on Ley's lone service ace. Another service ace by Brown made it 11-9, but Wofford came back to tie things up at 15-all. Davidson saw Wofford use a 5-0 run to take command of the set at 20-15, though a kill from Brown later got the 'Cats to within two, 24-22, before seeing Wofford earn the 25-22 win on a kill.
Set two was much the same with this time Wofford grabbing the early lead at 11-7. Davidson battled back, getting four straight points to later tie things up at 18-all. The Wildcats took the lead twice over the next couple points, but fell behind 22-21. Then down 23-21, they knot things up at 23-all on two attack errors only to then see Woodlee and Liguori end it for Wofford with a pair of kills.
Out of the break, Davidson came back regrouped and was nearly perfect in the set. The Wildcats had just one error and hit at a .583 clip in taking a 25-14 third-set win. They broke open the set by rattling off a 12-3 run midway through that broke up a 7-7 tie. Tindall Sewell and Taylor Pisel each had two kills during the spurt, and the 'Cats were never threatened the rest of the way.
The momentum continued for Davidson when it jumped out to a 6-1 lead in set four, but it was short-lived as Wofford tied things up at 9-all later. A kill from Pisel and an Terrier attack error gave the 'Cats back the lead a few points later at 13-11, but Wofford took control of the set by rattling off points in nine of the next 14 possessions for a 20-16 lead and eventually the 25-22 win.
The 'Cats will gear up for the SoCon Tournament, Nov. 18-20. Samford will be the host school this year.
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Looking to gain some momentum heading into the Southern Conference Tournament next weekend, Davidson came up short in falling 3-1 on the road to Wofford in both team's season finale in women's volleyball on Sunday.
Set scores were 25-22, 25-23, 14-25 and 25-22 in favor of the?Terriers, who improved to 14-19 overall and 3-13 in league play. Davidson closed out the regular season with a 15-14 mark and 5-11 in SoCon action. The 'Cats held their fourth place spot in the South division of the league standings and earned the right to head to Birmingham, Ala., for next weekend's league tournament.
Caroline Brown again paced the Wildcat attack, putting away 15 kills on 44 swings. She was joined in the double-figure kills column by Taylor Pisel, who hit .500 with 10 kills on 18 attempts and just one error.
Molly Crenshaw led three Davidson players defensively with 23 digs, while Brown had 14 and Christine Perzinski had 11. Ariel Ley finished with 48 assists, while Madison Benedict came up with a team-best six blocks and the 'Cats had 11 as a team.
Wofford's Amanda Liguori (18) and Rachel Woodlee (16) each had over 10 kills, while setter Bekah Dorsey had a match-high 48 assists.
The Terriers came out swinging well in the first two sets, hitting .300 and .310, respectively, with just a combined 12 errors while picking 40 kills. Set one had the Wildcats up early 9-6 on Ley's lone service ace. Another service ace by Brown made it 11-9, but Wofford came back to tie things up at 15-all. Davidson saw Wofford use a 5-0 run to take command of the set at 20-15, though a kill from Brown later got the 'Cats to within two, 24-22, before seeing Wofford earn the 25-22 win on a kill.
Set two was much the same with this time Wofford grabbing the early lead at 11-7. Davidson battled back, getting four straight points to later tie things up at 18-all. The Wildcats took the lead twice over the next couple points, but fell behind 22-21. Then down 23-21, they knot things up at 23-all on two attack errors only to then see Woodlee and Liguori end it for Wofford with a pair of kills.
Out of the break, Davidson came back regrouped and was nearly perfect in the set. The Wildcats had just one error and hit at a .583 clip in taking a 25-14 third-set win. They broke open the set by rattling off a 12-3 run midway through that broke up a 7-7 tie. Tindall Sewell and Taylor Pisel each had two kills during the spurt, and the 'Cats were never threatened the rest of the way.
The momentum continued for Davidson when it jumped out to a 6-1 lead in set four, but it was short-lived as Wofford tied things up at 9-all later. A kill from Pisel and an Terrier attack error gave the 'Cats back the lead a few points later at 13-11, but Wofford took control of the set by rattling off points in nine of the next 14 possessions for a 20-16 lead and eventually the 25-22 win.
The 'Cats will gear up for the SoCon Tournament, Nov. 18-20. Samford will be the host school this year.
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