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ELON, NC – The Winthrop volleyball team got its sixth win on the season as the Eagles brought down North Carolina Central in straight sets (25-19, 25-12, 25-22) on the opening day of the Elon Phoenix Classic at Alumni Gym.
The non-conference victory brings the Eagles to 6-5 on the season, as NCCU falls to 0-9.
Winthrop was paced tonight by senior middle hitter
Becca Toor with 13 kills and a .435 hitting percentage. Following Toor was junior outside hitter
Carolyn Weed with seven kills and .462 hitting percentage. As a squad, the Eagles combined for 39 kills and hit .294. Defensively, the Eagles looked to a pair of freshmen in outside hitter
Lauren Landsman and libero
Catherine Brusie who paced the Eagles with seven digs as Brusie also served up four aces. Winthrop finished with 25 digs for the match. Following her triple-double performance against Charlotte, sophomore setter
Stephanie Palmer tallied 28 assists.
“I thought (Catherine) Brusie played well with four service aces and seven digs,” head coach Julie Torbett said. “Becca (Toor) and Carolyn (Weed) also had solid matches.”
In the first set, NCCU started off to an 8-4 run, but the Eagles bounced back and forced a tie at the 13-13 mark which included an 8-0 run. Winthrop took a commanding 19-13 lead, and captured the set 25-19. Weed finished the set with four kills and a .800 hitting percentage.
The second set saw the Eagles jump out to a big lead as they never relinquished it and captured the set, 25-12. Winthrop forced NCCU into 11 attacking errors, as the Eagles held North Carolina Central for a negative attacking percentage for the second straight set.
Winthrop remained in cruise control in the final set as the Eagles gained the lead at the 12-11 mark and won the set and the match, 25-22. Winthrop totaled 16 kills and hit.556 in the final set.
“It was a nice win in three,” Torbett said.
NCCU was paced by Shantal Moore with ten kills and five digs, as the Eagles posted 30 kills, 22 digs and a .091 hitting percentage.
The Eagles will be back in action on Saturday, Sept. 17 on the final day of the Elon Phoenix Classic. They will be facing the host Elon in 7 p.m. showdown.
