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VB v Averett Wrench
Allyson Hays
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Winner Averett AUW 5-9, 2-0 USAS
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Methodist MUVB 1-9, 0-2 USAS
Winner
Averett AUW
5-9, 2-0 USAS
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Final
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Methodist MUVB
1-9, 0-2 USAS
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Averett AUW 25 18 25 25 (3)
Methodist MUVB 16 25 15 19 (1)
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N.C. Wesleyan NCWC 6-9, 1-2 USAS
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Winner Methodist MUVB 2-9, 1-2 USAS
N.C. Wesleyan NCWC
6-9, 1-2 USAS
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Final
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Methodist MUVB
2-9, 1-2 USAS
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
N.C. Wesleyan NCWC 23 25 14 19 (1)
Methodist MUVB 25 14 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Wrench Blossoms in Win over NWC

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.  Freshman Alyssa Wrench doubled her previous high in kills during Methodist's 3-1 USA South Athletic Conference women's volleyball victory over visiting North Carolina Wesleyan College Saturday evening.

The newcomer led all attackers with 12 kills -- without a single attacking error -- while teammate Megan Andrews added nine to help the Monarchs claim their second victory of the season and first league win.

Methodist opened the tri-match earlier in the day with a 3-1 loss to Averett University, which then downed N.C. Wesleyan, 3-2, in the middle match of the day.

JUST THE FACTS
Final scores: Averett def. Methodist, 3-1 (25-17, 18-25, 25-15, 25-19); Averett def. N.C. Wesleyan, 3-2 (25-21, 20-25, 21-25, 25-12, 15-9); Methodist def. NCW, 3-1 (25-23, 14-25, 25-14, 25-19)
Records: Methodist 2-9 (1-2 USA South), Averett 6-9 (3-0), NCW (6-9 (1-2)
Location: Riddle Center; Fayetteville, N.C.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The opening set of Methodist's victory over NCW changed leads only twice, but was tied on nine occasions, including at 23-23.
  • Methodist picked up the set's penultimate point on a kill from Kaeli Ryan, then closed out the set on a Battling Bishops attacking error.
  • After NCW evened the match with a strong set-two win, Methodist pushed back in front by never trailing in an equally strong, 11-point Game 3 win.
  • The Bishops played as any team would with its backs to the wall in the fourth set, as the two teams traded the lead five times on top of eight tie scores.
  • Tied at 15-all, a three-point surge from Methodist -- on an NCW service error, a Wrench kill and an Andrews kill -- finally provided a cushion that wouldn't be relinquished.
  • The Monarchs finished off the set, and match, victory with a Wrench kill, one from Erica East, and a Bishops attacking error at match point.
  • Methodist's 3-1 defeat at the hands of Averett wasn't a walkover for the visiting Cougars.
  • In the opening two sets combined, an Averett and then Methodist victory, respectively, they combined for seven lead changes and 18 tie scores.

NUMBERS
  • On the day, Wrench totaled 18 kills, added four service aces and came up with 22 digs.
  • Andrews led the team on the attack in the Averett match, with 10 kills, to go along with the nine she accumulated in the win over NCW. She also scooped up a season-high 21 digs in the NCW match.
  • Riley Adair leads the team in service aces on the season, picking up six on Saturday, but defensive specialist Maddie Barga is only one behind in the season totals after notching two during the tri-match.
  • Methodist's two-headed set assists machine of Lili Henry and Savannah Mullis nearly split the assists down the middle. Against Averett it was Mullis with 13 and Henry with 12, and in the win over NCW Henry earned the top spot with 21 to Mullis' 20.

NEXT UP
  • The Monarchs host Pfeiffer University Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Riddle. The conference match is also the team's Breast Cancer Awareness event.
  • Averett next hosts Salem College on Tuesday, while N.C. Wesleyan will welcome visiting Meredith College the same night.
    
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