BOILING SPRINGS, NC – The Winthrop Volleyball team defeated Gardner-Webb 3-2 after falling the first two sets on Thursday.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Winthrop 3, Gardner-Webb 2 (23-25, 22-25, 25-20, 25-18, 16-14)
Records: Winthrop 11-6 (3-1 BSC), Gardner-Webb 7-10 (1-4, BSC)
Location: Boiling Springs, NC
 
EAGLES HIGHLIGHTS

• Sophomore Jace Kleffner led the Eagles with 12 kills, zero errors, and a .500 hitting percentage
• Junior Carlie Skelton helped the Eagles with 22 digs and three service aces

 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Set 1

• Both teams kept it close until the Bulldogs started pulling away and making it 12-7
• The Eagles fought back and tied up twice at 14-14 and 20-20
• Gardner-Webb held Winthrop off to win the first set 25-23
• Junior Phoebe Wu had five kills in this set and freshman Puaoolelagi Sao had 10 digs

 
Set 2

• The Bulldogs started on a 14-3 run
• Gardner-Webb went up 24-18 and Winthrop went on a 4-0 run but the Bulldogs held on to win 25-22
• Wu had four kills and Skelton had six digs and two service aces

 
Set 3

• Both teams fought back-and-forth until Winthrop started pulling away at 13-9
• The Bulldogs fought back to tie it at 16-16
• The Eagles held on to win 25-20
• Wu had five kills and Skelton had eight digs

 
Set 4

• Both teams were neck-and-neck until Winthrop started pulling away 19-14
• The Bulldogs tried to fight back but were unable to as the Eagles won the set 25-18
• Kleffner had six kills and Wu had five in that set

 
Set 5

• Gardner-Webb started on a 4-1 run
• The Bulldogs continued that run to make it 10-5 that force Winthrop to call a timeout
• The Eagles went on a 8-3 run to tie it at 13-13
• Tied 14-14, Winthrop went on to win 16-14 after a kill by Wu and an attack error by Tyra Long
• Kleffner had three kills

 
 
UP NEXT
The Eagles will finish the regular season on Saturday as they travel to Presbyterian College with the game starting at 4 p.m.