Women's Volleyball | 9/22/2012 11:02:00 AM

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 WHEELING, W.Va. – The West Liberty University volleyball team continued its strong early season play on Friday with a pair of convincing wins at the Wheeling Jesuit University Invitational.
    Coach Kayla Fetsko's Hilltoppers (8-6) opened the tournament with a 3-0 spanking of Ohio Valley and followed that up with a 3-0 romp past Glenville State. Tournament results are not included in the West Virginia Conference standings.
    West Liberty's 1-2 punch of Rachel Zeigler and Anne Edwards at the net was effective throughout the day.
    In the opener against Ohio Valley (2-11), Zeigler hammered down 15 kills, blocked 2 shots and had a service ace while Edwards also hit double figures with 10 kills. Ali Kowalski had 7 kills, a block and tied for the team lead with 15 digs while Chelsea Byrge stuffed the stat sheet with 5 kills, 2 aces, a block, 15 digs and 28 assists.
    Zeigler and Edwards came up big against Glenville State (2-12), as well, with Zeigler posting a match-high 13 kills and adding 2 blocks while Edwards charted 12 kills, 3 aces and 4 blocks. Michaela Hawkins weighed in with 8 kills and a block while Byrge added 4 kills, 5 blocks and a match-high 29 assists. Gabbie Davis led the Hilltoppers with 14 digs.
    West Liberty closes out the WJU Invitational Saturday afternoon with a 4 p.m. match against the host Cardinals, ranked No. 16 in the latest NCAA Division II coaches' poll.
 
VOLLEYBALL
WJU Invitational
West Liberty 3, Ohio Valley 0
(25-17, 25-18, 25-22)
OHIO VALLEY (2-11)
    Amanda Weatherwax 10-2-0; Latoschia Taylor 5-0-1; Mallory Keley 4-1-1; Taylor Buchtman 3-0-1; Felicia Zartman 3-0-1; Jessica Simpson 2-0-1; Hannah McMichael 1-0-0. Totals 28-3-3.0
    Assists: Jessica Simpson 13, Hannah McMichael 10
    Digs: Taylor Buchtman 16, Latoschia Taylor 14
WEST LIBERTY (7-6)
    Rachel Zeigler 15-1-2; Anne Edwards 10-0-4; Ali Kowalski 7-0-1; Chelsea Byrge 5-2-1; Michaela Hawkins 5-1-1; Nikki Sadecky 2-3-0; Gabbie Davis 1-0-0; Courtney Pyeritz 1-0-0. Totals 46-7-6.0
    Assists: Chelsea Byrge 28
    Digs: Chelsea Byrge 15, Ali Kowalski 15, Gabbie Davis 13
 
West Liberty 3, Glenville State 0
(25-15, 25-16, 25-16)
WEST LIBERTY (8-6)
    Rachel Zeigler 13-0-2; Anne Edwards 12-3-4; Michaela Hawkins 8-0-3; Chelsea Byrge 4-0-5; Ali Kowalski 3-2-0; Nikki Sadecky 1-0-1; Peyton Miller 0-1-0; Gabbie Davis 0-0-0; Courtney Pyeritz 0-0-0. Totals 41-6-8.0
    Assists: Chelsea Byrge 29
    Digs: Gabbie Davis 14, Ali Kowalski 11
GLENVILLE STATE (2-12)
    Dejana Ludoski 8-0-1; Emily Osborne 7-0-0; Heather Stout 5-1-4; Stefanie Gladders 3-1-0; Rachel Morris 3-0-1; Ella Messinger 2-2-0; Kaci Sullivan 0-0-0; Jazmin Gordon 0-0-0. Totals 28-4-4.0
    Assists: Kaci Sullivan 15
    Digs: Jazmin Gordon 7