Box Score (UNC Asheville)
Box Score (Hampton)

SPARTANBURG, S.C.- The Wofford Volleyball team capped off a 4-0 weekend at the USC Upstate Volleyball Classic on Saturday defeating UNC Asheville 3-1 in the morning, then sweeping Hampton in the afternoon 3-0. The undefeated weekend gives the Terriers their second straight USC Upstate Classic championship.

Wofford was able to pick up where it left off Friday night with a victory over UNC Asheville, 3-1, by scores of 25-12, 27-25, 23-25 and 25-14. 

Set one saw the Terriers come out fired up as they scored seven of the opening eight points to take an early 7-1 lead. Wofford would maintain the lead and eventually extend it to 10 points at 18-8. The Terriers capped off the opening set on a kill by Shanna Hughes.   Set two saw the Terriers play from an early deficit. UNC Asheville (2-3) would break a 4-4 tie and lead the entire set on an average of three points until the Terriers mounted their charge. Trailing 22-16, Wofford strung together another long run with six straight points. Four of those points came off kills by Hughes. The Bulldogs were able to earn two points at 24-22, but a block by Liz Sheets and Stacy Byrd, followed by a kill from Joanna Suddath evened the score at 24. Wofford then won three of the next four points to take a two set to none lead. 

Leading 2-0, the Terriers fell behind early in set three and by seven points; however, they bounced back to even the set at 15. The two squads then battled back and forth until 23 apiece, when the Bulldogs put together back-to-back service aces by Raquel Miotto to take the set. Set 4, featured Wofford coming out strong, storming to a 10-3 lead. The Terriers would then maintain at least a six point advantage to eventually take the match.

Leading the Terrier offense was Hughes and Byrd. Hughes had a solid hitting game with a career high 25 kills on 43 attacks with only three errors resulting in a .512 hitting percentage. Byrd on the other hand also reached double digits in kills tallying 15 on 4o attacks with just four errors. Suddath had her third solid match of the weekend totaling 47 assists along with five kills and seven digs.

Hughes was also the rock on the Terrier defense as she came up with 12 digs, while Brittany Thompson had nine digs and Carolyn Rivers posted 8. Senior Liz Sheets also chipped in eight digs while also coming up with two blocks.

Kelsey Benorden, Lauren Ficker and Heather Burns all reached double digits in kills for the Bulldogs collecting 15, 14 and 10, respectively. Libero Miotto and Benorden anchored the Bulldogs defense with 12 digs each.

The Terriers were able to extend their current win streak to six with a 3-0 win over Hampton in the final match of the tournament. Wofford picked up the victory by 25-16, 25-22, and 26-24 scores.

Wofford (7-2) continued its hot starts in sets one, gaining a 14-5 advantage. The lead then grew to 21-12 on kills by Hughes which eventually led to a first set win. Set two saw the teams play even at 10-10 when the Terriers pulled away winning 10 of the next 13 points to increase their edge to 20-13. A mini run by Hampton (0-8) was stopped on a kill by Suddath and the Terriers took set two. Set three was tight throughout with neither team able to pull away, neither team able to gain a lead bigger than three points. Tied at 24, an attacking error by Aaryn Harrison and a ball handling error by Lihi Elkayam gave Wofford the win.

Hughes once again led the Terrier offense as she scored 16 kills on 35 attacks with only four errors calculating a .343 hitting percentage. Suddath also chipped in two kills while adding 30 assists. 

Thompson played steady on the back line coming up with 14 digs, while Suddath also had a solid defensive effort tallying 15 digs, helping limit the Lady Pirates to a .115 hitting percentage.

Harrison was the lone Lady Pirate to reach double digits in kills as she collected 12 on 32 total attacks with five errors. Defensively, Alyssa Jackson and Manna Armstrong came up with 10 digs each.

Wofford returns to action on September 14 as it travels to Kennesaw, Ga., to take on Kennesaw State at 7 p.m.