WC volleyball falls to Westminster, defeats UCC

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The Wilmington College volleyball put up a tough battle against regional power Westminster Saturday, falling in straight sets (25-14, 25-20, 25-20) in non-conference action at Fred Raizk Arena in Hermann Court.

Freshman Ariel Goforth led the team with eight kills. Three different players registered double-figure digs with sophomore Alyssa McKenzie leading the team with 12. Sophomore Amber Rox and freshman Jillian Wesco finished with 10 digs each.

McKenzie added a team-high 17 assists for the Fightin’ Quakers.

“Westminster played a great game, and I think we were a little out-matched at the net,” said Wilmington head coach Tim O’Brien. “They were very physical, but we hung tough for all three sets. I was happy with our ability to continue fighting and making a majority of the sets close.”

Wilmington (4-10) remains home 7 p.m. Tuesday, hosting Transylvania in non-conference action.

On Friday, Wesco recorded her third double-double of the season and the second in the last three games, as the Wilmington College volleyball team recorded the 3-1 (25-17, 17-25, 26-24, 25-21) non-conference victory over UC-Clermont Friday at Raizk Arena.

With Wilmington trailing 20-17 in the fourth set, senior Becca Harting served seven straight points to put the Fightin’ Quakers on the brink of victory at 24-20. UC-Clermont briefly slowed the momentum, but a kill by Wesco brought home the victory.

Wesco finished with 16 kills and 14 digs as five different players recorded double-figure digs. Karley Schlensker led the way with 18, followed by 15 from sophomore Amber Rox, 13 from freshman Lauryn Griewahn and 11 from Harting.

Goforth tallied nine kills. Sophomore Megan Koch led the way at the net with five block assists and one solo block. Freshman Taylor McCuiston added three block assists, and Hannah Salyers chipped in with two block assists and a solo block.

Griewahn tied a career-high with 38 assists, marking the fourth time she distributed at least 30 kills.

“I thought we played very well, all-around volleyball,” said Wilmington head coach Tim O’Brien. “I think we got a lot of contributions from multiple different players throughout match. Taylor (McCuiston), Jillian (Wesco) and Ariel (Goforth) all played well offensively. I thought defensively and in serve receive Amber (Rox) and Becca (Harting) played very well.”

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