Big South Volleyball Conference Summary - Oct. 3
In a rematch of last year's Championship final, High Point swept UNC Asheville on Saturday for its third consecutive 3-0 sweep to open Big South play. Gardner-Webb, Radford and Winthrop also finished 2-0 on the weekend.
HIGH POINT 3, UNC ASHEVILLE 0 | BOX SCORE | RECAP
On Saturday afternoon, the High Point University volleyball team picked up its third consecutive sweep of the Big South Conference season with a 3-0 victory at UNC Asheville. The Panthers had a balanced front line led by Maya Bukovcan with nine kills, Aisha Keric and Élodie Lalonde with eight kills, and Ryley Boyne with six kills. Bukovcan recorded her best hitting percentage of the season going 9-for-10 on the attack to hit .900 for the match and set a new program record, previously set by Gabrielle Idlebird in 2022 (.846, 11-13). Kea Whillock and Lalonde led the back row with double digit digs each.
?GARDNER-WEBB 3, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 2 | BOX SCORE | RECAP
The Gardner-Webb volleyball team battled back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat Charleston Southern, 3-2 (26-24, 19-25, 22-25, 25-12, 18-16), Saturday afternoon inside Paul Porter Arena. With the victory, the Runnin' Bulldogs improve to 11-6 overall and 2-1 in Big South Conference play, while Charleston Southern falls to 8-8 overall and 0-3 in conference action.
RADFORD 3, USC UPSTATE 1 | BOX SCORE | RECAP
Big matches from Macie Potter and Aubrey Hatch helped Radford down USC Upstate 3-1 Saturday afternoon, sealing a perfect 2-0 road weekend for the Highlanders. Potter capped her impressive weekend with another double-double of 16 kills (team high) and 10 digs. Hatch set season highs with 15 kills and 13 digs, just her second double-double of the year. Mia Jannazzo would finish with a team-high three aces and 24 digs, eclipsing 300 digs on the season.
WINTHROP 3, PRESBYTERIAN 1 | BOX SCORE | RECAP
The Winthrop University volleyball team defeated Presbyterian, 3-1, on Saturday. Paige Bennett fired off 20 kills, her fourth match with 20-plus kills, while Lexi Thatcher delivered 50 assists and Addison Torain dug deep with a career-high 28 digs.