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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Senior Wendy Burnett had a match-high 11 kills and hit .421 to lead the Wofford volleyball team to its third straight home win, 3-0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-18), over The Citadel Friday evening from Benjamin Johnson Arena.
 
The Terrier attack was unstoppable. As a team, Wofford (11-15, 5-6 SoCon) hit at a .299 clip with 47 kills, more than doubling The Citadel (5-21, 0-11 SoCon), which had 21 kills and 19 errors for an .022 hitting percentage. Burnett's 11 came on 19 swings and just three errors, while junior Taylor Baird had 10 and hit .304 (10-3-23), adding two aces and two blocks for a match-high 13.0 points. Senior Amanda Liguori posted nine kills, showing off the defense as well with 10 digs and three blocks.
 
The victory keeps the Terriers holding on to the all-important eighth spot in the Southern Conference standings. Wofford gained a half-game on ninth-place Davidson (3-7) by virtue of the Wildcats having the night off. Chattanooga (3-7) started at 8 p.m., on the road in Birmingham, Ala., against Samford (6-4).
 
"We played well tonight. I especially thought Wendy, Taylor and Amanda put together another good showing," Wofford head coach Ron Sweet said. "Bekah [Dorsey] set well the whole match, and we were also good on the block."
 
Dorsey led the match with 37 assists and, more surprisingly, snuck in seven kills on eight attempts with no errors.
 
The Terriers outdueled their opponent on the block for just the fourth time this season, 8-7. Sophomore Liz Buterbaugh led the way, finishing with a match-high five blocks, including a solo.
 
"We are very proud of Liz and the progress she has made this season," added Sweet on the middle blocker. "She is working very hard every day and helping us put together a presence at the net."
 
Sophomore Jessica Graham got in a match-high 15 digs, one better than The Citadel's Erin Bucherl, who had 14. Graham ranked fourth in the conference in digs per set at 4.55 heading into Friday night, and was No. 78 in the NCAA.
 
Seven of Graham's digs came in the first set, where Wofford fought off the Bulldogs down the stretch to take an early advantage. The set saw six ties and two lead changes, with the last tie coming at 10-10, before Wofford rolled off the next four points to take its final lead. The Citadel got back within one at 17-16, but Burnett and Dorsey each put down one of their set-high four kills, sparking a 6-0 Terrier run for a 23-16 cushion. The duo went back to work on the final two Wofford points with two more kills for the first-set victory.
 
Liguori headed the second-set offense, putting down four kills on seven swings and hitting .429 in the set as the Terriers rolled by 12. After the Bulldogs took a 2-1 lead, Wofford put together a 14-3 run, resulting in a 15-5 advantage. A kill by Baird put the set way out of hand at 20-8 and the Terriers hit .393 as a unit to cruise to a two-set lead.
 
The third was competitive and, like the first, saw six ties and two lead changes. Wofford got some breathing room at 10-7, but Rachel Keefer served four straight points to get the Bulldogs back to even at 11, and again at 12. From there, Baird knocked down consecutive kills to put Wofford back up two. A serve error got The Citadel back to one at 14-13, but Dorsey responded with a kill and the run was on. The Terriers put down nine of 12 points to turn a close set into a 23-15 lead. Burnett had a set-high five kills and Buterbaugh put the finishing touches on the sweep with her sixth kill of the night, ending the match in 1 hour and 3 minutes.
 
Terrier Notes
- Amanda Liguori passed Cristy Carter (1998-01) for fifth place in the Wofford career record books in kills. Liguori now has 1,187 for her career.
- Wendy Burnett's match-high 11 kills marked her 11th double-figure-kill match of the season, and 29th of her career.
- Taylor Baird's 10 kills marked her team-leading 20th double-figure-kill match of the season, and 25th of her career.
- Jessica Graham's match-high 15 digs marked the 24th time this season she has had 10-plus, and the 29th time in her career.
- Liguori's 10 digs marked the 15th time this season she has had 10-plus, and the 44th time in her career.
- Liz Buterbaugh's five total blocks mark her fourth match of five or more blocks for both the season and her career.
- The Terriers earned a season sweep of The Citadel, and extended the all-time series lead to 27-5.