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Lady Hilltoppers Battle Falcons to the Wire

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Women's Volleyball | 10/4/2014 8:21:00 PM

Box Score
WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – The West Liberty University women's volleyball team suffered its second frustrating loss in less than 24 hours here Saturday afternoon as Fairmont State escaped with a 3-2 win after nearly two hours of Mountain East Conference volleyball at the ASRC.
Coach Kayla Fetsko's Hilltoppers (5-12, 3-3) opened the match with a 25-18 win in the first set only to see the Falcons (13-4, 5-2) rebound to win the next two sets by scores of 25-22 and 25-19. West Liberty forced a fifth and deciding set with a convincing 25-17 nod in the fourth set only to see Fairmont win 11 of the final 13 points in the fifth set en route to a 15-6 decision.
Alexis Boyd led the hosts with a WLU season-high 20 kills to go along with 2 aces and a block. Megan Lawless stuffed the stat sheet with a triple-double – 13 kills, 26 assists and 14 digs – while Nicole Sadecky had 11 kills and 11 digs and Sydney Scherer finished with 11 kills, 2 aces and a block. Chelsea Byrge had 30 assists and 11 digs while Courtney Pyeritz led all players with 30 digs.
The West Liberty women hit the MEC road on Tuesday with a 7 p.m. match at Glenville State.
VOLLEYBALL
Fairmont State 3, West Liberty 2
(18-25, 25-22, 25-19, 17-25, 15-6)
FAIRMONT STATE (13-4, 5-2)
Kaitlyn Witsaman 20-0-2; Mackenzie Harrison 14-0-4; Erin Harwood 13-3-1; Courtney Kress 9-0-5; Meredith Ruetty 3-3-5; Tabbie Bias 1-1-3; Totals 60-7-11.0.
Assists: Tabbie Bias 53.
Digs: Tiff Smathers 22; Tabbie Bias 19; Erin Harwood 19; Mackenzie Harrison 14; Kaitlyn Witsaman 14
WEST LIBERTY (5-12, 3-3)
Alexis Boyd 20-2-1; Megan Lawless 13-0-3; Nicole Sadecky 11-0-1; Sydney Scherer 11-2-1; Chelsea Byrge 4-2-1; Michaela Hawkins 4-0-6; Candice Rathburn 0-1-0; Totals 63-7-8.0.
Assists: Chelsea Byrge 30; Megan Lawless 26.
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Players Mentioned

Chelsea Byrge

#4 Chelsea Byrge

S
5' 10"
Senior
Michaela Hawkins

#1 Michaela Hawkins

MB
5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
Courtney Pyeritz

#11 Courtney Pyeritz

DS/L
5' 7"
Junior
Nicole Sadecky

#12 Nicole Sadecky

MB/RS
5' 10"
Senior
Candice Rathburn

#20 Candice Rathburn

RS/OH
5' 11"
Sophomore
Megan Lawless

#5 Megan Lawless

DS/MB
5' 10"
Freshman
Sydney Scherer

#10 Sydney Scherer

MB
6' 1"
Freshman
Alexis Boyd

#15 Alexis Boyd

OH
5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Chelsea Byrge

#4 Chelsea Byrge

5' 10"
Senior
S
Michaela Hawkins

#1 Michaela Hawkins

5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
MB
Courtney Pyeritz

#11 Courtney Pyeritz

5' 7"
Junior
DS/L
Nicole Sadecky

#12 Nicole Sadecky

5' 10"
Senior
MB/RS
Candice Rathburn

#20 Candice Rathburn

5' 11"
Sophomore
RS/OH
Megan Lawless

#5 Megan Lawless

5' 10"
Freshman
DS/MB
Sydney Scherer

#10 Sydney Scherer

6' 1"
Freshman
MB
Alexis Boyd

#15 Alexis Boyd

5' 6"
Freshman
OH