Women's Volleyball | 10/29/2010 9:34:19 AM

MATCH STATS

PHILIPPI, W.Va. – The West Liberty University volleyball team battled Alderson-Broaddus to the wire in a pair of tight games here Thursday night before dropping a 3-0 decision to the Battlers.

Coach Brooke Turner's Hilltoppers (10-15, 4-8) forced the first game into overtime before coming out on the short end of a 27-25 count. Alderson-Broaddus (17-13, 10-3), which collected its seventh win in the last eight matches, followed that up with a 25-14 win in Game Two but had to fight off a determined West Liberty squad once more in the third game before emerging with a 25-23 win to complete the sweep.

Melissa Pierzchala and Abby McCreery each charted double-doubles for the Hilltoppers. Pierzchala led all players with 10 kills and also had a match-high 11 digs. McCreery had 10 digs and 16 assists while Haylee Strause tied Pierzchala for match honors with 11 digs. Anne Edwards added 8 kills and 3 blocks in a losing cause.

West Liberty is idle this weekend but hosts Glenville State on Tuesday. The match is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start at the ASRC.

VOLLEYBALL

Alderson-Broaddus 3, West Liberty 0

(27-25, 25-14, 25-23)

WEST LIBERTY (10-15, 4-8)

    Abby McCreery 0-2-0; Rachel Ziegler 3-0-2; Amie Riethmiller 1-0-0; Melissa Pierzchala 10-2-3; Alexandra Kowalski 0-0-1; Sarah Mathias 1-0-2; Emily Mellie 4-1-6; Anne Edwards 8-0-3. Totals 27-5-0.0

    Assists – Abby McCreery 16

    Digs – Haylee Strause 11; Melissa Pierzchala 11; Abby McCreery 10

ALDERSON-BROADDUS (17-13, 10-3)

    April Lammert 9-0-3; Jillian Brown 0-1-0; Erin Armstrong 3-0-2; Ashley McDonald 9-0-3; Cassandra Marsh 9-0-1; Melissa Kahlig 0-1-0; Samantha Wisbon 3-0-0; Nicole Geary 2-0-0; Katherine Simmons 8-0-2; Taylor Martin 1-1-1. Totals 44-3-8.0

    Assists – Samantha Wisbon 38

    Digs – Ashley McDonald 10