Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop volleyball defeated Presbyterian College 3-0 to capture its third straight win, Thursday evening at the Winthrop Coliseum.
Winthrop (9-9, 5-2 Big South) | Presbyterian College (6-13, 2-5 Big South)
Oct. 13, 2022 | Winthrop Coliseum
Winthrop 3, Presbyterian College 0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-12
How it Happened
Set 1 | Eagles raced out to a 7-0 lead behind the serving of
Rylie McMahen, who started the match off with an ace.
Alayna Jansky added three kills during the run. PC fought back to a tw0-point deficit, outscoring the Eagles 8-3 to trail 10-8. A kill by
Alicia Roberts ended the run and started a straight for the Eagles. Leading 15-11, the Eagles scored three straight and eventually led 18-13. Winthrop scored seven of the final 10 points to take the opening set 25-16. The Eagles had three blocks in the set and Jansky led the way with five kills.
Set 2 | After the teams traded the first four points, the Eagles scored four straight for a 6-2 advantage. PC battled its way back to take the lead 10-9 by scoring three straight and an overall run of 7-1. A kill by
Karli Shepherd tied the set at 10-10, which ignited a 5-0 run. The teams went back-and-forth as the set remained tight and was a one point set with Winthrop leading 19-18. A kill by Shepherd followed by a kill from Jansky had the Eagles on top 21-18, but PC made it a one point set again at 21-20. After a Winthrop timeout, Roberts came through with a kill at the start of a 3-0 run as the Eagles took the set 25-21. Jansky and Shepherd led the team with three kills and as a team the Eagles had three lbocks.
Set 3 | PC led 2-0 in the early going and then 3-1 after a kill by Rylee Moorhead. Jansky recorded a kill and then had back-to-back service aces to take a 4-3 lead. The Eagles ended up on a 10-0 run behind Jansky's serving. The Eagles pushed the lead to double-digits at 15-5 after a block by Roberts and
Isabella Murray. Leading 18-9 the Eagles had back-to-back blocks from Roberts and Jansky to push the lead back to double-digits at 20-9. Winthrop went on to win the set 25-12 to take the match. Eagles had six blocks in the set, while Jansky led with three kills.
Statistical Leaders
- Alayna Jansky (11 kills, .323 hitting percentage, 2 aces, 8 digs, solo block, 2 block assists, 15 points)
- Alicia Roberts (5 kills, .273 hitting percentage, solo block, 4 block assists)
- Isabella Murray (3 kills, 24 assists, 2 aces, 8 digs, solo block, 2 block assists)
Notables
- The Eagles have won three straight, taking all three without losing a set
- Eagles are now 4-0 at home in conference play and haven't dropped a set
- Jansky had her 15th match with 10 or more kills on the season
- Madison Gorniak had nine digs, ending her streak of 10 or more at 11 straight matches
UP NEXT
Eagles are back in action Friday evening when they host Charleston Southern at 6 p.m. It's 90's Night so show up sporting your best 90's outfit.
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