COLUMBIA, S.C. – Led by sophomore Danni Densford's all-tournament team performance, the Wofford volleyball team finished the Carolina Classic with two victories in its three matches. The Terriers concluded the tournament by defeating East Carolina in four before falling in the title match to South Carolina in three on Saturday at the Carolina Volleyball Center on the campus of South Carolina.
 
Densford smacked 32 kills and hit .373 on the weekend, also going for a total of 17 blocks. She averaged 2.67 kills per set and 1.41 blocks per set to earn her second all-tournament honors of the 2015 campaign.
 
With Saturday's split, Wofford moves to 7-7 on the season. South Carolina went 3-0 on its home tournament and jumped to 7-5.

"Overall, it was a much better tournament for us than last weekend," said head coach Lynze Roos. "There were a lot of positives and a lot things we can build on heading into our last few matches of the non-conference season.
 
"Danni was a force all weekend. She really gave us some lifts at key times and she deserved her all-tournament honors."
 
The Carolina Classic marks the final tournament on Wofford's non-conference schedule. The Terriers return to action on Tuesday just a few miles from campus at USC Upstate. The match is slated for 7 p.m., and came be watched on ESPN3.
 
Match 1 Recap: Wofford 3 – East Carolina 1 (25-22, 21-25, 25-21, 25-15)
Wofford kicked off day two of the Carolina Classic with a four-set victory over East Carolina Saturday morning at the Carolina Volleyball Center on the campus of South Carolina.
 
Sophomore Danni Densford was the highlight of Saturday morning's victory. The Sellersburg, Indiana product hit a blistering .458 on her way to a match- and career-high 14 kills. Densford was also a threat on the block, earning a season-high six rejections.
 
"Danni was running a fast offense and when we were able to find her in transition, it was a point every time," said head coach Lynze Roos. "She can be a step ahead of any blocker when playing like that and she did a really nice job of choosing her attacks well."
 
Densford helped the Terriers outhit East Carolina (6-4) .175 to .085. Wofford also recorded a season-high 13 blocks, its most in a match since 2012 against Charleston Southern, while the Pirates had just three.
 
"We had moments where we looked really strong and disciplined," added Roos. "We got away from that at times and away from our game plan. We made a lot of good runs, but also too many unforced errors.
 
"If we're going to beat South Carolina tonight, we need to continue to pass well and spread our offense so we're not going up against a double-block every time. We've faced a few other SEC schools this season and we know it's not going to be a one-kill game – we need to earn points in transition."
 
Wofford jumped out to a 10-5 lead in both the first and second sets. Both times, East Carolina made a late run to get back in it. The first go around, the Terriers were able to hold it off with ECU committing more errors than kills. In the second, the Pirates were able to gain a lead at 19-18 and hit .316 to tie the match at a set apiece.
 
For the third straight set, Wofford began ahead 10-5. This time, the Terriers were able to extend the advantage. Densford hit .500 in the frame and sophomore Alex Holland converted a set-high five kills (.444), helping the Terriers to 16 kills in the set. The Wofford lead grew to 18-10 before ECU went on a 12-5 run to get back within a point at 23-22. Coach Roos called time and the Terriers were able to stop the run, winning the set on one of freshman Colleen Reilly's 10 kills.
 
It was a runaway in the fourth. With Wofford leading 14-11, Densford slammed out of her four kills in the frame that began an 11-4 run. Holland, Reilly, sophomore Bella Santoro and redshirt freshman Lauren Miller powered home a few more along the way and sophomore setter Molly Mayo served five straight points to put the set out of reach.
 
Terrier Notes:
- Wofford recorded a season-high 13 blocks, marking its most in a match since 2012.
- Wofford improved to 2-3 in series history against East Carolina it what was the first meeting between the two teams since 2009.
- Danni Densford recorded career-highs in kills (14), and points (18.5).
- Bella Santoro recorded her fifth double-double of the season and Lauren Miller recorded her third.
- Wofford will play South Carolina for the Carolina Classic championship tonight at 7 p.m.
 
Match 2 Recap: South Carolina 3 – Wofford 0 (19-25, 14-25, 19-25)
 
Wofford could not muster enough offense to outduel tournament host South Carolina. The Gamecocks posted 50 kills to Wofford's 30 and outhit the Terriers .343 to .184 to earn the title at their home Carolina Classic.
 
The young Terriers did show some promise as they outblocked their SEC foe 9-3. Densford headed the effort with five, while Reilly and Mayo each had four. Reilly had nine kills to lead the attack at a .318 pace. Densford and Holland were also impressive with six kills apiece, hitting .357 and .333, respectively.
 
Darian Dozier had a match-high 13 kills for the Gamecocks at a blistering pace of .688. Sarah Blomgren didn't provide much less with 10 kills at .526. Koko Atoa-Williams finished with 12.
 
The service game was a killer in the opening set. Wofford's troubles behind the line resulted in six service errors, helping South Carolina pull away. Three of them came as part of a 10-5 run for the Gamecocks to push their lead to 15-10. Wofford responded by scoring three straight and a Densford kill helped get the Terriers within three at 17-14. That was as close as it got as South Carolina scored four of the next five and took the opener by six.
 
The momentum from the first set carried heavily into the second. With just 16 points played, Coach Roos was forced to burn both of her timeouts with her team trailing 12-4. It did little to stop the wave of momentum from continuing as South Carolina ended an 8-0 run ahead 17-4. However, Wofford did not quit and outscored the Gamecocks 10-8 the rest of the way, but it was too much to overcome, going down by two sets.
 
Wofford caught its breath and played a very competitive third set. There were 11 ties along the way before South Carolina used a 7-1 spurt to jump in front 21-15. The Terriers got three more kills out of Densford before all was said and done, but Atoa-Williams was able to close it out in three for the host Gamecocks.
 
Terrier Notes:
- It was the first all-time series meeting between Wofford and South Carolina.
- The Terriers fell to 0-3 this season against the SEC (Georgia, Tennessee) and 1-6 against the conference all-time.