Torain's Career-High 28 Digs Lifts Eagles Over Presbyterian

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Box Score

Presbyterian Presb 7-10,1-2 Big South

Winthrop Win 7-5,3-0 Big South

Presbyterian Presb

7-10,1-2 Big South

Final

Oct. 03, 2026

Winthrop Win

7-5,3-0 Big South

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Presbyterian Presb	17	25	21	18	(1)
Winthrop Win	25	21	25	25	(3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | 10/3/2026 8:19:00 PM

Torain's Career-High 28 Digs Lifts Eagles Over Presbyterian

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History

Roster

ROCK HILL, S.C. -- The Winthrop University volleyball team defeated Presbyterian, 3-1, on Saturday. Paige Bennett fired off 20 kills, her fourth match with 20-plus kills, while Lexi Thatcher delivered 50 assists and Addison Torain dug deep with a career-high 28 digs.

Top Performers

Kills - Bennett (20), KeAra Bowen (11), Reece Rhoads (10)
Aces - Bennett (2), Thatcher (1), Reese Kincaid (1), Alyah Cadavid (1)
Blocks - Bowen (4), Sychterz (3), Thatcher (3)
Assists - Thatcher (50), Torain (3), Lindsay Langner (3)
Digs - Torain (28), Bennett (13), Langner (10)

Set 1

The Eagles built early separation in the opening set, moving ahead 10-4 behind three kills from Bennett, two from Little, and a Sychterz kill.
PC worked back within 13-10 after McHatten's kill, but the Eagles answered with six straight points.
Bennett, Thatcher, Little, and Rhoads recorded kills before a PC attack error and another Rhoads kill made it 19-10.
PC took three of the next four points to get to 20-13, but Sychterz, Bowen, and Bennett helped the Eagles keep control down the stretch.
Bowen put the Eagles at set point with a kill, and a block by Little and Bowen closed the set at 25-17.

Set 2

The Eagles opened the second set with kills from Bennett and Bowen on the way to a 4-2 lead.
PC answered with kills from Dorlouis and McHatten to move in front 6-4 and later 10-7.
The Eagles began their climb back with a Thatcher-Little block, then used a Sychterz kill and two PC errors to take a 12-11 lead.
PC scored the next four points to go up 18-17, pushed ahead 22-19, and closed the set 25-21 on Dorlouis' kill.

Set 3

The Eagles answered PC's 5-3 start with three straight points, taking a 6-5 lead with kills from Rhoads, Thatcher, and Bennett.
The sides traded points until Bowen's kill put the Eagles ahead 8-7, and after Cadavid's ace made it 9-7, two more Bowen kills and another from Bennett stretched the score to 12-8.
The Eagles built the margin to 18-12 on a Rhoads kill and a block by Sychterz and Bowen before PC scored four straight to get within 18-16.
Bowen's kill moved the Eagles to 19-16, and after PC cut it to 19-18, a service error and Kincaid's ace helped the Eagles regain space, closing the set 25-21.

Set 4

After the teams traded points to 4-4, Bennett's kill put the Eagles in front.
With Bennett serving, the Eagles added five straight points on three PC attack errors and back-to-back aces for a 10-4 lead.
Rhoads' kill made it 11-5 after a PC sideout, and the Eagles later went up 14-6 on a Sychterz kill, a PC attack error, and Thatcher's ace.
PC scored four straight, including an O'Donnell ace and a Williams kill, to reach 14-10.
The Eagles kept separation with kills from Rhoads and Bennett through the middle of the set, moving from 20-16 to 23-16 on a PC service error, Thatcher's kill, and another attack error, then closed the 25-18 set on Rhoads' kill from Thatcher.