ROCK HILL, S.C. -- The Winthrop University volleyball team fell to High Point, 3-1, on Friday at Winthrop Coliseum, snapping their thirteen game home unbeaten streak.
Paige Bennett had a team-high 12 kills, 12 digs,
Lexi Thatcher had 37 assists and
Reece Rhoads added 11 kills on a .321 hitting percentage.
Bennett has recorded at least 12 kills in 21 consecutive games and reached 500 career digs, finishing with 502. Thatcher reached 750 set assists for the season and finished today with 778.
Teagan Sychterz has recorded at least three total blocks in five consecutive games.
TOP PERFORMERS
Kills -Â Bennett (12), Rhoads (11), Little (10)
Aces - Bennett (2), Sychterz (1), Torain (1)
Blocks - Bowen (4), Sychterz (3), Little (2)
Assists - Thatcher (37), Cadavid (2), Glover (1)
Digs - Bennett (12), Torain (12), Langner (10)
SET 1
- The Eagles built an early 6-3 lead, with Bowen, Little, Bennett, Thatcher and Sychterz all recording kills in the opening stretch.
- High Point came back from 12-9 with four straight points, capped by an ace, to move ahead 13-12 before the Eagles answered with two points for a 14-13 edge.
- The set stayed tight through ties at 15-15, 18-18 and 20-20, but High Point took five of the final six points to close out a 25-21 win.
SET 2
- The set opened with repeated ties before Bennett and Addison Torain served aces as the Eagles moved ahead 6-4.
- High Point tied the set at 7-7 and later led 12-10, but the Eagles answered with kills from Little, Rhoads, Sychterz and Bennett as the teams stayed even through 16-16.
- After another tie at 18-18, the Eagles scored four straight behind a Little kill, a Bennett ace, a Rhoads kill and a Little block to move ahead 22-18.
- High Point twice cut into the closing stretch, but Little and Bennett added late kills as the Eagles finished the set 25-20.
SET 3
- The Eagles moved ahead 4-1 with kills from Bowen and Little, plus a block by Little and Bowen.
- High Point answered with four straight points to go in front 5-4, then used a 5-0 run later in the set to extend its lead to 13-6.
- The Eagles picked up points on blocks involving Sychterz and Bowen, but High Point kept its cushion with repeated kills.
- Bowen's late kill brought the Eagles to 23-17 before High Point scored the final two points to take the set 25-17.
SET 4
- High Point built a 9-5 lead behind four early kills.
- The Eagles worked back from 9-6, getting a Cami Roberts ace and kills from Bennett, Rhoads and Little to move ahead 11-10.
- High Point answered with four of the next five points and later stretched the advantage to 19-15.
- The Eagles got late kills from Bennett and Rhoads, but High Point finished two of the final three points to take the set 25-20.
NEXT UP
Up next, the Eagles host Radford on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 5 p.m. at Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, S.C. for the Eagles Senior Day.
