Women's Volleyball | 9/20/2015 11:12:00 AM
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Box Score 2 WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – The West Liberty University women's volleyball team swept both of its matches here Saturday afternoon as the MEC/PSAC Crossover Tournament wrapped up its two-day run at the ASRC.
Coach Kayla Fetsko-Mull's Hilltoppers rolled to a 3-1 victory against Kutztown in their first match of the day before wrapping up the event with a 3-2 thriller against Slippery Rock.
In that first match, WLU jumped on Kutztown (2-7) quickly, taking the first two sets by scores of 25-16 and 25-13. The Pennsylvania squad was able to eke out a 25-23 nod in the third set but WLU closed up shop with a 25-22 win.
The Rock (7-5) presented more of a challenge, opening the match with a 25-18 win before West Liberty bounced back to take the next two sets by scores of 25-22 and 25-23. Slippery Rock forced a fifth set with a convincing 25-16 decision in the fourth set but the Hilltoppers took the match with a 15-13 nailbiter in the final set.
The Hilltoppers hit the road on Tuesday for a 6 p.m. non-conference match at Salem International.
VOLLEYBALL
West Liberty 3, Kutztown 1
(25-16, 25-13, 23-25, 25-22)
KUTZTOWN (2-7)
Audrey Stringer 24-0-3; Jessica Howe 7-0-1; Tori Wakelee 4-1-0; Zandria Zielinski 3-0-3; Shannon Restrepo 1-2-0; Niki Carpenter 0-0-2; Abbe Ahern 0-0-2; Anna Conti 0-1-0; Madison Brake 0-1-0; Totals 39-5-7.0.
Assists: Shannon Restrepo 20; Anna Conti 16
Digs: Madison Brake 26; Shannon Restrepo 16; Emily Kopinski 10; Tori Wakelee 10
WEST LIBERTY (4-8)
West Liberty 3, Slippery Rock 2
(18-25, 25-22, 25-23, 16-25, 15-13)
SLIPPERY ROCK (7-5)
Lamija Alisic 19-1-0; Kelsey Boyle 16-0-4; Beth Stumpf 15-0-3; Jaden Zimmer 6-0-1; Shayla Ray 6-0-6; Haley Defibaugh 1-2-0; Courtney Oberlander 1-1-0; Kristen Smith 0-1-0; Megan Bush 0-3-1; Totals 64-8-8.0.
Assists: Haley Defibaugh 51
Digs: Courtney Oberlander 22; Beth Stumpf 19; Haley Defibaugh 16; Lamija Alisic 15
WEST LIBERTY (5-8)
