Women's Volleyball | 10/5/2017 8:54:00 PM

Box Score

    WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – The West Liberty University women's volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision to defending Mountain East Conference champion Wheeling Jesuit Thursday night at the ASRC.
    Coach Kayla Mull's Hilltoppers (11-9, 2-3) came out on the short end of a 25-14 count in the opening set. The hosts rebounded to lead by as many as six points in the second set only to see the Cardinals (14-4, 5-0) reel off 10 unanswered points to gain the upper hand before hanging on for a 25-22 decision. Wheeling Jesuit – which has never lost an MEC match – closed out the sweep with a 25-18 nod in the third set.
    Caitlin Clarke had 7 kills, 2 aces and 9 digs to pace the Hilltoppers while Raimey Benson added 7 kills and a pair of blocks. Renee Lemke paced WLU with 15 assists while Mackenzie Sims topped the 'Toppers with 13 digs.
    The West Liberty women – who were playing their fourth match in the past seven days – will have the weekend off before returning to action on Tuesday with a 7 p.m. match at Glenville State.
  WHEELING JESUIT (14-4, 5-0)
     Cassie Meyer 13-1-0; Maddy Smyth 6-0-5; Haley Kramer 6-0-3; Kenzie Schroer 5-0-3; Makenna Babb 4-1-1; Stephanie Sylvester 2-0-0; Audrey Francis 1-0-0; Totals 37-2-8.0.
     Assists: Stephanie Sylvester 32
     Digs: Audrey Francis 25; Makenna Babb 12; Stephanie Sylvester 11; Abby Moffit 10
WEST LIBERTY (11-9, 2-3)
     Raimey Benson 7-0-2; Caitlin Clarke 7-2-0; Stephanie Leonard 5-0-4; Morgan Farley 3-0-2; Sydney Scherer 2-0-2; Kailee Cunningham 2-1-0; Erin Jans 1-0-0; Olivia Baumhoer 1-0-0; Mackenzie Sims 0-2-0; Totals 28-5-6.0.
     Assists: Renee Lemke 15
     Digs: Mackenzie Sims 13; Kendall Souder 12; Kailee Cunningham 11; Caitlin Clarke 9