JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Behind freshman Colleen Reilly's school-record-tying 12 blocks, the Wofford volleyball team defeated East Tennessee State University, 3-1 (25-22, 23-25, 30-28, 25-21), in Southern Conference action Saturday night at Brooks Gym.
 
Reilly became the first Terrier to post 12 blocks since 2011, when Arden Anderson (2009-12) went for a dozen in a four-set win at Stetson. The freshman middle is the third different Terrier to reach the mark, joining Anderson, who did it twice, and all-time career blocks leader Currie Gossett (1999-2002).
 
Wofford (12-12, 4-4 SoCon) blocked ETSU (14-7, 5-3 SoCon) a total of 18 times Saturday night, the sixth-most in a single match in program history. It helped the Terriers win a crucial third set in which they gave up a 19-13 lead and were faced with double-set point down 24-22. Redshirt freshman Lauren Miller combined with Reilly on a block to put Wofford in front 28-27 and sophomores Danni Densford and Bella Santoro blocked Mariah McPartland for a momentum-shifting 30-28 set victory.
 
"I loved the fight we showed tonight," said head coach Lynze Roos. "We played with a lot of purpose and it was fun to watch. Colleen and Lauren connected on some huge blocks to force ETSU to adjust."
 
Reilly added six kills, hitting .300 on 20 swings. She left the majority of the offensive work to sophomore trio Bella Santoro, Alex Holland and Danni Densford, who all blasted a team-high 14 kills. Densford hit .379 to lead all players.
 
"Danni was unstoppable," Roos added. "She really pushed the pace of her sets and dominated at the net. Molly [Mayo] did a fantastic job of finding openings for all of our hitters."
 
Sophomore Molly Mayo set for a match-high 49 assists. Thirty-one of them came in the final two sets, including 19 in the third set alone.
                  
On the ground, senior libero Jessica Graham tallied a team-high 17 digs. Sophomores Reagan Petty and Santoro also reached double figures with 10 each. Santoro's 10 digs completed her ninth double-double.
 
For ETSU, Briana Allmon had a match-high 15 kills, but it came alongside 10 errors to hit just .111. Senior middle Khadijah Wiley had 13 kills and hit .258. Ashleigh Shain put together a match-high 18 digs.
 
Wofford returns home for its next three matches, all of which will be played next week. The Terriers welcome Presbyterian for a non-conference battle on Wednesday at 7 p.m., followed by a pair of Southern Conference matches Friday and Saturday against Western Carolina and Mercer.
 
Terrier Notes:
- Colleen Reilly tied a school record with 12 blocks. It has been done on three other occasions, most recently by Arden Anderson on Sep. 10, 2011 against Stetson.
- Wofford's 18 blocks were the sixth-most in school history for a single match.
- It was Wofford's first win against ETSU since 2004, dropping the previous six series meetings, including both last season.