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Game Recap: Volleyball |

Eagles Drop 5 Set Battle To Virginia Tech In Season Opener

Rock Hill, S.C. – Opening their season in the friendly confines of the Winthrop Coliseum, Winthrop volleyball rallied from a 2-0 deficit but eventually fell to 3-2 to the Virginia Tech Hokies (21-25, 22-25, 25-16, 25-17, 12-15) Friday afternoon.
 
Winthrop (0-1, 0-0 Big South) | Virginia Tech (1-0, 0-0 Atlantic Coast)
Aug. 30, 2024 | Winthrop Coliseum
Winthrop 2, Virginia Tech 3 (21-25, 22-25, 25-16, 25-17, 12-15)
 
How it Happened
 
Set 1 | Tied at six in the early going on two kills each by Avery Jolley and Paige Bennett, Winthrop went up 9-7 on a kill by Bennett and two Hokie errors. The visitors responded with a 7-0 spurt to go ahead 14-9. The Eagles then answered with a mini-rally of their own to cut the lead to 16-13 but Virginia Tech scored five of the next seven points to take a 21-15 lead. Winthrop once again cut the deficit to three at 24-21 but a kill by the Hokies ended the frame.

Set 2 | Virginia Tech took a 6-3 lead but a big 9-1 run by the home standing Eagles put them ahead 12-7. Bennett lead the offensive attack for Winthrop with three kills during the run. The Hokies went on a 7-1 run of their own to go back in the lead at 14-13. Winthrop then answered right back by scoring seven of the next 11 points to forge ahead 20-18. Jolley accounted for three kills during the spurt. But the Hokies ended the set by scoring seven of the final nine points to take a 2-0 lead in the match.

Set 3 | Winthrop trailed 8-5 to start the third frame but it was all Eagles for the rest of the set, at one point going on two separate 7-0 runs to take a 19-11 lead. The second 7-0 outburst came after Virginia Tech had scored three straight points. After the second 7-0 run, the Hokies again scored three straight points but the Eagles got on the board in the match by closing out the set 6-2.
 
Set 4 | The fourth set was similar to the third, as the Hokies took a 9-4 lead. But Winthrop once again went on the offensive attack, taking a 22-15 lead thanks to a 18-6 run. During the run, Karli Shepherd accounted for four kills. After Virginia Tech scored the next two points, Winthrop tied the match by scoring the final three points of the frame.
 
Set 5 | Winthrop took an early 4-2 lead in the deciding fifth set but the visitors scored six of the next seven points to take an 8-5 lead. Winthrop continued to fight, cutting it to one on two occasions, the second coming at 10-9 after a kill by Jolley. The Hokies then ended the match by scoring five of the final eight points.
 
Top Performers Notables
  • The Eagles have played 1,803 matches all-time as the program holds a mark of 1,073-730.
  • Murray is now ninth in school history in assists with 1,992, passing Stephanie Palmer's mark of 1,984 (2010-12).
  • Paige Bennett, Giselle Little, Sophia Matthews and Maeve Rehmann all made their Winthrop debut.
     
UP NEXT
Winthrop will travel to Blacksburg, Va. on Sunday, Sep. 1 for a re-match with the Hokies at 3 p.m. The games will be streamed live on ACCN+.
 
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