Women's Volleyball | 11/10/2017 9:53:00 PM

Box Score

    URBANA, Ohio – The West Liberty University volleyball team knocked Urbana out of a tie for second place in the Mountain East Conference here Friday night with a convincing 3-1 win in their regular season finale at the Grimes Center.
    Coach Kayla Mull's Hilltoppers (18-13, 9-7) took command early with 25-19 and 25-16 victories in the first two sets. The Blue Knights (18-15, 10-5) stayed alive with a 25-17 nod in the third set but West Liberty breezed to a 25-18 decision in the fourth set to close out the match.
    Raimey Benson had a team-high dozen kills for the Black and Gold while Amanda Leonard stuffed the stat sheet with 8 kills, 17 assists, 9 digs, 2 service aces and a block. Stephanie Leonard added 8 kills and 4 blocks while Olivia Baumhoer contributed 7 kills and 3 rejections. Kendall Souder led WLU with 20 assists and Kailee Cunningham was charted with 13 digs.
    West Liberty has clinched a spot in next week's Mountain East Conference Tournament. Seeds and pairings will be announced this weekend
  WEST LIBERTY (18-13, 9-7)
     Raimey Benson 12-1-0; Amanda Leonard 8-2-1; Stephanie Leonard 8-0-4; Olivia Baumhoer 7-0-3; Caitlin Clarke 4-0-2; Sydney Scherer 4-0-4; Kendall Souder 1-0-0; Mackenzie Sims 1-2-0; Kailee Cunningham 0-3-0; Totals 45-8-8.0.
     Assists: Kendall Souder 20; Amanda Leonard 17.
     Digs: Kailee Cunningham 13; Mackenzie Sims 10; Amanda Leonard 9
URBANA (18-15, 10-5)
     Katlynn Dunlap 14-0-0; Aleese Butler 9-0-2; Cecily Clark 8-0-1; Kaitlin Trace 7-0-2; Madison Davis 7-0-0; Emilee Skerbetz 4-0-2; Courtney Niesen 1-0-0; Taylor Clark 0-0-1; Deandra Atwood 0-1-0; Totals 50-1-4.0.
     Assists: Deandra Atwood 27; Anna Davis 21.
     Digs: Maia Dunlap 19; Katlynn Dunlap 17; Courtney Niesen 14