West Liberty University Athletics

Lady Hilltoppers Win 4th Straight

Women's Volleyball | 9/25/2015 9:19:00 PM

Box Score

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – The West Liberty University volleyball team rolled to its fourth straight win here Fridaynight, pulling away to a 3-1 victory against Urbana in Mountain East Conference action at the ASRC.

Coach Kayla Fetsko-Mull's Hilltoppers (7-8, 1-0) spotted the Blue Knights (6-8, 0-2) an early lead when Urbana won the opening set by a 25-16 count but WLU stormed back to sweep the next three sets – 25-21, 25-20 and 25-18 – to close out the match.

Raimey Benson and Stephanie Leonard each had a dozen kills to pace the Black and Gold while Michaela Hawkins added 7 kills and 8 blocks. Amanda Leonard and Miranda Garmenn each posted double-doubles. Leonard had 26 assists and 11 digs while Garmenn finished with 12 assists and 10 digs. Courtney Pyeritz and Alexis Boyd had a dozen digs each.

West Liberty returns to action on Saturday morning when the Hilltoppers host Notre Dame (Ohio) in an 11 a.m.match at the ASRC.

VOLLEYBALL

West Liberty 3, Urbana 1

(16-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-18)

URBANA (6-8, 0-2)

Katlynn Dunlap 14-0-2; Mari King 12-0-2; Madison Davis 10-1-0; Megan Verhoff 8-0-0; Aleese Butler 6-0-2; Mary Hendricks 4-1-2; Maia Dunlap 1-0-0; Brianna Burkhalter 0-3-0; Totals 55-5-4.0.

Assists: Mary Hendricks 46.

Digs: Katlynn Dunlap 20; Maia Dunlap 16; Amanda Toth 12; Brianna Burkhalter 12; Madison Davis 10

WEST LIBERTY (7-8, 1-0)

Raimey Benson 12-0-3; Stephanie Leonard 12-0-2; Michaela Hawkins 7-0-8; Hannah Guidish 5-0-5; Sydney Scherer 4-1-6; Amanda Leonard 3-1-2; Courtney Pyeritz 0-2-0; Alexis Boyd 0-2-0; Totals 43-6-14.0.

Assists: Amanda Leonard 26; Miranda Garmenn 12.

Digs: Alexis Boyd 12; Courtney Pyeritz 12; Amanda Leonard 11; Miranda Garmenn 10

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Players Mentioned

#15 Alexis Boyd: OH; 5' 6"; Sophomore

#9 Miranda Garmenn: S/DS; 5' 6"; Junior

#1 Michaela Hawkins: MB; 5' 10"; Senior

#11 Courtney Pyeritz: DS/L; 5' 7"; Senior

#10 Sydney Scherer: MB; 6' 1"; Sophomore

#4 Stephanie Leonard: MB/OH; 6' 0"; Freshman

#5 Hannah Guidish: RS; 5' 11"; Freshman

#7 Amanda Leonard: S/RS; 5' 11"; Freshman

#14 Raimey Benson: RS/OH; 6' 1"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#15 Alexis Boyd
: 5' 6"; Sophomore
: OH

#9 Miranda Garmenn
: 5' 6"; Junior
: S/DS

#1 Michaela Hawkins
: 5' 10"; Senior
: MB

#11 Courtney Pyeritz
: 5' 7"; Senior
: DS/L

#10 Sydney Scherer
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: MB

#4 Stephanie Leonard
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: MB/OH

#5 Hannah Guidish
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: RS

#7 Amanda Leonard
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: S/RS

#14 Raimey Benson
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: RS/OH