Tuesday, August 30
Durham, N.C.
7:00 p.m.
Davidson College
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NC Central
Sophomore Tindall Sewell
Sewell and Brown Lead Davidson to 3-0 Sweep of NC Central Tuesday
8/30/2011 9:36:00 PM | Volleyball
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DURHAM, N.C. — Sophomore middle hitter Tindall Sewell and sophomore outside hitter Caroline Brown paced the Davidson volleyball team to a 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-22) sweep of the NC Central Eagles Tuesday night at McDouglad-McLendon Gym.
Brown led Davidson (3-1) with a match-high 11 kills and seven digs, while Sewell added 10 to go along with an assist and a block. Senior outside hitter Christine Perzinski just missed a double-double, finishing with nine kills and a match-high 15 digs. Junior setter Ariel Ley tallied a match-high 32 assists, and junior libero Molly Crenshaw finished with 13 digs.
Ashley McCarthy led NC Central (0-5) with six kills, three digs and a pair of blocks, and Jzima-Malaki Kalao had five kills and five digs. Alice Genna tallied 17 assists and also paced the defense with nine digs.
"We were happy to get the win tonight against a scrappy NC Central team," head coach Chris Willis said. "I don't think it was our best performance, but I never met a win I didn't like. We'll get back in the gym and work out the kinks and play better this weekend."
The Wildcats got off to a slow start in the opening set, falling behind 5-7 before using several runs to take control. After a Davidson timeout, the 'Cats scored five straight on a pair of kills from Sewell and an ace by sophomore Jenna Ptaschinski to take a 10-7 lead. An 8-2 run pushed it to an 18-10 lead, before the Eagles got a point on a Davidson error. Another 4-0 spurt extended Davidson's lead to 22-11, and though the Eagles mounted a challenge with a 5-2 run, the 'Cats took the first set, 25-16 on a kill by Crenshaw.
The second set played out in a similar fashion, with Davidson rattling off four straight points behind a pair of kills by Brown to turn a 7-7 tie into an 11-7 lead. The Eagles clawed back with a 6-3 run to get within a point, 14-13, but Davidson won six straight, including three kills from Sewell, to jump out to an important 20-13 advantage. Brown put away three straight balls to finish off the second frame, 25-17, and give Davidson a 2-0 lead in the match.
The Wildcats took a 7-4 lead to start the final set before pulling ahead 11-6 on kills by Sewell and Perzinski. A pair of putaways from senior middle hitter Madison Benedict and sophomore outside hitter Megan Chamberlin pushed Davidson's lead to 15-9, but the Eagles challenged with a 4-0 to close the gap to 15-13. The 'Cats won the next three points to take an important 18-13 lead. Central closed within a pair, 24-22, but Perzinski put away the match winner.
Davidson will return to action this weekend at the University of South Carolina Invitational, facing UNC Asheville (2:30 p.m.) and South Carolina (7:30 p.m.) on Friday, September 2, and Gardner-Webb at 4 p.m. Saturday (a change from the original time).
DURHAM, N.C. — Sophomore middle hitter Tindall Sewell and sophomore outside hitter Caroline Brown paced the Davidson volleyball team to a 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-22) sweep of the NC Central Eagles Tuesday night at McDouglad-McLendon Gym.
Brown led Davidson (3-1) with a match-high 11 kills and seven digs, while Sewell added 10 to go along with an assist and a block. Senior outside hitter Christine Perzinski just missed a double-double, finishing with nine kills and a match-high 15 digs. Junior setter Ariel Ley tallied a match-high 32 assists, and junior libero Molly Crenshaw finished with 13 digs.
Ashley McCarthy led NC Central (0-5) with six kills, three digs and a pair of blocks, and Jzima-Malaki Kalao had five kills and five digs. Alice Genna tallied 17 assists and also paced the defense with nine digs.
"We were happy to get the win tonight against a scrappy NC Central team," head coach Chris Willis said. "I don't think it was our best performance, but I never met a win I didn't like. We'll get back in the gym and work out the kinks and play better this weekend."
The Wildcats got off to a slow start in the opening set, falling behind 5-7 before using several runs to take control. After a Davidson timeout, the 'Cats scored five straight on a pair of kills from Sewell and an ace by sophomore Jenna Ptaschinski to take a 10-7 lead. An 8-2 run pushed it to an 18-10 lead, before the Eagles got a point on a Davidson error. Another 4-0 spurt extended Davidson's lead to 22-11, and though the Eagles mounted a challenge with a 5-2 run, the 'Cats took the first set, 25-16 on a kill by Crenshaw.
The second set played out in a similar fashion, with Davidson rattling off four straight points behind a pair of kills by Brown to turn a 7-7 tie into an 11-7 lead. The Eagles clawed back with a 6-3 run to get within a point, 14-13, but Davidson won six straight, including three kills from Sewell, to jump out to an important 20-13 advantage. Brown put away three straight balls to finish off the second frame, 25-17, and give Davidson a 2-0 lead in the match.
The Wildcats took a 7-4 lead to start the final set before pulling ahead 11-6 on kills by Sewell and Perzinski. A pair of putaways from senior middle hitter Madison Benedict and sophomore outside hitter Megan Chamberlin pushed Davidson's lead to 15-9, but the Eagles challenged with a 4-0 to close the gap to 15-13. The 'Cats won the next three points to take an important 18-13 lead. Central closed within a pair, 24-22, but Perzinski put away the match winner.
Davidson will return to action this weekend at the University of South Carolina Invitational, facing UNC Asheville (2:30 p.m.) and South Carolina (7:30 p.m.) on Friday, September 2, and Gardner-Webb at 4 p.m. Saturday (a change from the original time).
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