West Liberty University Athletics

Five in a Row for WLU Volleyball

Women's Volleyball | 9/26/2015 2:58:00 PM

Box Score

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – The surging West Liberty University volleyball team posted its fifth straight win hereSaturday, holding off a stubborn Notre Dame (Ohio) squad to pull out a hard-earned 3-2 nod.

Coach Kayla Fetsko-Mull's Hilltoppers (8-8, 2-0) won the first set, 25-20, only to see the Falcons (1-10, 0-2) come back with a 25-18 win in the second set. West Liberty took the third set, 25-19, but Notre Dame forced the match into a fifth set with a 25-20 win. The hosts closed out the win with a 15-12 verdict in the final set.

Amanda Leonard charted another triple-double for the Black and Gold with 14 kills, 25 assists and 29 digs while twin sister Stephanie Leonard added 11 kills and 3 blocks. Raimey Benson led WLU with 15 kills to go along with 11 digs and 4 blocks with Sydney Scherer and Michaela Hawkins combining for 17 kills and 8 blocks. Miranda Garmenn finished with 27 assists and 13 digs while Courtney Pyeritz led all players with 43 digs.

West Liberty steps out of Mountain East Conference action on Tuesday with a 7 p.m. match at Carlow College in Pittsburgh.

VOLLEYBALL

West Liberty 3, Notre Dame (OH) 2

(25-20, 18-25, 25-19, 20-25, 15-12)

NOTRE DAME (1-10, 0-2)

Melissa Maczuzak 12-0-3; Lindsay Shirilla 10-0-2; Kristen Hill 9-0-1; Ashley Ohsiek 5-1-7; Emily Ball 4-0-2; Brooke Mako 4-0-1; Morgan Toman 2-0-0; Tawny Flareau 1-0-0; Shelby Regiec 0-1-0; Tawnia Almaraz 0-1-0; Totals 47-3-9.0.

Assists: Tawny Flareau 24; Shelby Regiec 13

Digs: Tawnia Almaraz 25; Tawny Flareau 24; Lindsay Shirilla 22; Morgan Toman 18; Shelby Regiec 14

WEST LIBERTY (8-8, 2-0)

Raimey Benson 15-0-4; Amanda Leonard 14-2-0; Stephanie Leonard 11-0-3; Sydney Scherer 9-1-4; Michaela Hawkins 8-0-4; Hannah Guidish 5-0-1; Alexis Boyd 1-2-0; Totals 63-5-8.0.

Assists: Miranda Garmenn 27; Amanda Leonard 25.

Digs: Courtney Pyeritz 43; Amanda Leonard 29; Maddie Bonamico 16; Miranda Garmenn 13; Alexis Boyd 11; Raimey Benson 11

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Players Mentioned

#13 Maddie Bonamico: DS; 5' 4"; Senior

#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

#13 Maddie Bonamico
: 5' 4"; Senior
: DS

#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