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DELAND, FLA. – Led by Amanda Liguori’s second double-double of the season with 15 kills and 15 digs, the Wofford volleyball team opened the Clarion Invitational with a 3-1 (26-24, 26-28, 25-15, 25-15) win over Florida Atlantic Friday afternoon.
 
Liguori earned her 14th career double-double with her 15 kills on 31 attempts with only one error for a .452 hitting percentage.  Her 15 digs gave the junior her third consecutive double-digit match in four games this season. 
 
Bekah Dorsey picked up her first double-double of the season with a season-high in both assists, 31, and digs, 11.  Reagan Styles collected a team-high 18 digs, while Rachel Woodlee and Wendy Burnett had 11 kills and ten kills respectively for the Terriers.  Woodlee also had a team-high four total blocks, two solo and two assists.  Kelsey Bagwell tied a career-high with four service aces.
 
Wofford broke a tie at four with 5-0 run started by a Liguori kill to take a 9-4 lead.  Tara Gough had an ace during the stretch as well for the Terriers.  After trading points, the Owls trimmed a 16-10 deficit down to one point, 16-15, with a 5-0 run highlighted by Thacilli Pereira kills.  Wofford answered as they extended the margin out to three points, 20-17, with a Liguori kill, but Florida Atlantic again cut the lead to one point, 22-21, as they took advantage of three errors by the Terriers.  Wofford used an Owl service error and Bagwell ace to take a 24-21 lead.  However, FAU rallied back with a 3-0 run as they fought off three set points to tie the match at 24 on a kill by Darija Sataric.  Wofford answered with a kill by Burnett followed by a Liguori kill to take the 26-24 lead. 
 
In the second set, Wofford broke a tie at 11 with a 5-2 run to take a 16-12 lead with the aide of four straight Owl errors, three attack errors and one service error.  The Terriers would push the lead out to six points, 20-14, but Florida Atlantic tie the match at 22 with a 8-2 run Pereira had two kills during the Owl rally.  After trading points, Florida Atlantic won the set on back-to-back kills from Sataric to give the Owls the 28-26 win.
 
Set three was all Wofford from the start as they exploded out to an 11-4 lead.  The lead never got smaller than six points, 16-10 and 17-11, before the Terriers ended the set 25-15.
 
The fourth and final set, was a similar story as Wofford opened with the first eight points of the match and pushed the lead out to 11 points, 16-5.  The Terriers took the set, 25-15, to earn the win and improve to 2-2 overall on the season. 
 
The Terriers finished the match with a .315 hitting percentage with 53 kills on 130 attempts and 12 errors, while the Owls ended the match at a .153 clip with 51 kills on 150 attempts and 28 errors.  Wofford also held a 66-58 advantage in digs, despite being outblocked in the match eight and a half to seven.
 
Sataric paced Florida Atlantic with 16 kills, while Alessia Pizzocheri and Pereira had 12 kills and ten kills respectfully.  Sataric also earned a double-double as she added 13 digs.  Cinta Nightingale collected a team high 21 digs.  Jelena Jovanoic handed out 42 assists.
 
It was the first of four matches in a span of 24 hours for Wofford as they return to the court at 7 p.m. to play Hampton.  The Terriers will play their third match at 9 a.m. against Central Arkansas and their fourth match against host Stetson at 1 p.m. Saturday.