Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop captured a fourth straight win after a 3-0 win over Charleston Southern, Friday evening in Big South Conference volleyball action..
Winthrop (10-9, 6-2 Big South) | Charleston Southern (10-11, 3-4 Big South)
Oct. 14, 2022 | Winthrop Coliseum
Winthrop 3, Charleston Southern 0 (25-12, 25-19, 20-25)
How it Happened
Set 1 | A kill by
Avery Jolley started things off for the Eagles as they jumped out to an early 3-0 lead. After a kill by Skylar Yates made it 3-1 before the Eagles pushed the lead to 5-1 behind kills from
Alayna Jansky and
Sydney Nolan. After the Bucs cut it to 5-2, the Eagles used another 3-0 spurt to extend the lead to 8-2. The run was capped off by a block from Nolan and
Karli Shepherd. Winthrop doubled its lead at 12-6 after a kill by Jansky. It was the second point of a 7-0 run, pushing the lead to 18-8. Eagles went on to take the set 25-12. The team finished with a .421 hitting percentage and Jansky finished with a team-high seven kills.
Set 2 | Behind the serving of
Rylie McMahen the Eagles opened the second set with nine straight tpoints. After three straight attacking errors by the Bucs, Jansky recorded back-to-back kills and an ace by McMahen made it 6-0. A solo block by Nolan capped off the run for the 9-0 advantage. The Eagles extended the lead to double-digits at 11-1 after an ace by Jolley. The Bucs tried to chip away and cut the Winthrop lead to five at 24-19, but an
Alicia Roberts kill from the middle gave the Eagles the set 25-19. Jolley had four kills and Nolan had four blocks in the set.
Set 3 | Winthrop jumped out to a 4-0 lead behind a kill by Jolley and another by Jansky. It was a close set for the first 20 points as it was tied 10-10. A kill by Roberts put the Eagles up 11-10 and then the Eagles pushed the lead to three points. The set was tied again at 17-17 when Winthrop called timeout and out of the break the Bucs took the lead on a block. Eagles tied it immediately on a Jansky kill and then she put the Eagles ahead 19-18 with another kill. The Eagles were able to hold off the Bucs for the sweep, taking the final set 25-20. Jansky led with five kills and the team had a total of seven blocks in the final set.
Statistical Leaders
- Alayna Jansky (15 kills, .353 hitting percentage, eight digs, 4 block assists)
- Avery Jolley (9 kills, 3 aces, 4 digs, block assist)
- Isabella Murray (3 kills, 34 assists, ace, 11 digs, 4 block assists)
- Sydney Nolan (5 kills, .231 hitting percentage, solo block, 9 block assists)
Notables
- Nolan set career-highs in kills (5), solo block (1) and block assists (9)
- Murray recorded her 8th double-double of the season
- Eagles are now 4-0 at home vs. league competition and have not dropped a set
- In addition to winning four straight, the Eagles have won six of the last eight contests
UP NEXT
Winthrop will be on the road for its next contest on Thursday, Oct. 20 against Radford at 6 p.m.
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