Big South Volleyball Conference Summary - Oct. 31
Winthrop and High Point maintained their share of first-place in the Big South standngs on Saturday, while Radford and USC Upstate also picked up victories.
WINTHROP 3, UNC ASHEVILLE 0 | BOX SCORE | RECAP
The Winthrop University volleyball team swept UNC Asheville on Saturday, completing its perfect conference weekend, not dropping a single set. With the win, the Eagles now have their second six-match winning streak on the season, winning 12 of their last 13 matches. Paige Bennett posted a team-high 12 kills on .529 hitting with eight digs. Teagan Sychterz had a team-high and season-high nine blocks with three kills and Lexi Thatcher added 24 assists, nine digs and three blocks. Bennett recorded at least 12 kills in 20 consecutive matches. The Eagles racked up 12 total blocks while holding Asheville to hit .094 with 25 attack errors.
HIGH POINT 3, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 0 | BOX SCORE | RECAP
High Point University had its last home game of the season against Charleston Southern University, where the Panthers brought their A-game and swept the Buccaneers, 3-0. High Point had a balanced attack, led by Addison Freeland with eight kills, Élodie Lalonde with seven kills, Kinnady Boothe with six kills and Talia Lardner with five kills. HPU was able to show off some new talent on the team with multiple freshman making appearances and contributions in Boothe, Morgan Duse-Anthony, Alden Schwartz and Eliana Whittaker. Together, the Panthers had seven total team blocks, with Maya Bukovcan eclipsing her 100th block of the season, posting back-to-back seasons with 100 blocks.
RADFORD 3, PRESBYTERIAN 0 | BOX SCORE | RECAP
The Radford volleyball program took care of business Saturday afternoon sweeping Presbyterian to win their fourth straight Big South match. Radford's offense ran through just about everyone on the court today as Macie Potter (12 kills), Addison Cunnagin (10 kills) Katrina Miller (9 kills) and Maja Bochenek (8 kills) all had strong games. With her 17 digs in the match, Mia Jannazzo enters the single season top 10 list for digs with 447. She passes Rachel Newton's 2005 season where she recorded 438 digs. Taryn Roberts tallied two block assists today to go with four kills. She also now ranks top 10 in program history for total blocks with 203. Radford conceded just one ace to Presbyterian in the match while serving up five of their own. The Highlanders never trailed in the match, only allowing the set score to tie once over the three sets.
USC UPSTATE 3, GARDNER-WEBB 2 | BOX SCORE | RECAP
USC Upstate volleyball battled back from a one-set deficit and outlasted Gardner-Webb in a five-set thriller Saturday afternoon at the G.B. Hodge Center, earning a 3-2 victory over the Runnin' Bulldogs. The Spartans claimed the match by scores of 24-26, 25-20, 20-25, 29-27 and 15-12. The Spartans were led offensively by Sophia Spivey, who recorded 13 kills, while Savannah Page and Kensley Haneline each added 12 kills. Haneline was particularly efficient, hitting .333 while contributing six blocks. Sophia Overholt added 10 kills and a team-high 20 digs, while Kamyla Vega David and Sarah O'Connor combined for 49 assists.