Women's Volleyball | 9/24/2013 8:58:00 PM
Box Score
WHEELING, W.Va. – The West Liberty University women's volleyball team dropped its Mountain East Conference opener here Tuesday afternoon, falling by a 3-0 count at two-time defending NCAA Division II Atlantic Region champion Wheeling Jesuit.
The host Cardinals (11-3, 1-0), who came into the year ranked No. 18 in the AVCA Preseason Coaches' Top 25, ended a three-match winning streak for the Hilltoppers (5-7, 0-1) by scores of 25-7, 25-14 and 25-8.
Rachel Bertie led West Liberty with 6 kills while Peyton Miller added 5 kills and a pair of blocks. Chelsea Byrge chipped in with 10 assists and Courtney Pyeritz had a dozen digs.
The Hilltoppers head south this weekend for a 7 p.m. Friday match at Charleston followed by a 10 a.m. Saturday match at West Virginia State.
VOLLEYBALL
Wheeling Jesuit 3, West Liberty 0
(25-7, 25-14, 25-8)
WEST LIBERTY (5-7, 0-1)
Chelsea Bertie 6-0-0; Peyton Miller 5-0-2; Brooke Pool 2-0-2; Nicole Sadecky 2-0-0; Rachel Zeigler 1-0-1; Paige Warner 1-0-0. Totals 17-0-4.0
Assists: Chelsea Byrge 10
Digs: Courtney Pyeritz 12
WHEELING JESUIT (11-3, 1-0)
Jenna Pew 12-2-4; Corrin Early 8-0-0; Emma Schleucher 8-2-5; Haley Kindall 4-0-2; Madison Strall 2-1-0; Andrea Thobe 1-1-2; Alexa Brown 1-0-0. Totals 36-9-7.0
Assists: Andrea Thobe 31
Digs: Makenzie Ripley 8
