SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford volleyball team picked up a midweek non-conference win with a 3-1 win over Presbyterian College on Tuesday night in Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. With the win, Wofford improves to 12-6, while Presbyterian falls to 4-13 with the loss. Tonight's match was Wofford's final non-conference match of the season and the Terriers conclude the non-conference slate with a 9-4 advantage.
 
Wofford won the first set 25-19 and took the second set 26-24 and had a 2-0 lead at the break. The Blue Hose rallied and won the third set 25-17, but Wofford won the fourth set 25-17 to put the match away.
 
"Presbyterian challenged us defensively tonight, and we need to work on smoothing out some issues," said head coach Lynze Roos. "We also need to work on finding the balance from the serving line, as tonight we were somewhere between aggressive and reckless and it needs to be more focused."
 
Catie Cronister led all players with 22 kills in the win. The sophomore hit .333 and added 16 digs to record her fifth double-double of the season. Colleen Reilly followed with 11 kills. The junior middle hitter hit 500 on the night with just one error on 20 swings.
 
"I was pleased to see Catie step up and deliver some solid swings in key situations and Lorissa (King) did a great job of putting her in a position to be able to score," Roos added. "Colleen stayed patient and worked in an offensive rhythm. Once she gets going, she is hard to stop."
 
Kelly Bossert had a nice showing on the right side. The sophomore had eight kills, one shy of her season high, and one error on 21 swings to hit .333 on the night. Bijonae Jones had seven kills, three digs, and three block assists to contribute on both ends.
 
"It was nice to see Kelly have a good night," Roos said. "She gave us some great offense when we needed solid swings."
 
King, the sophomore setter, recorded 36 assists and six digs. Kristen Seibert added 10 assists and five digs. Libero Taylor Gill had 19 digs in the win.
 
Wofford hit .257 in the match, while Presbyterian hit just .106. The Terriers hit .455 in the fourth and final set to put the match away.
 
The first set was closely contested. The teams were tied at 16, but Wofford used a 9-3 run to close out the set and win 25-19. Presbyterian came out firing in the second set and jumped out to a 3-0 lead. The Blue Hose extended the lead to 9-3 and to eight points at 15-7. Behind the serve of Gill, Wofford used a 6-1 run to cut the lead to 16-13. Down 15-17, Emily Durham entered the match and served the Terriers to a 19-17 lead. Wofford led 24-21 but Presbyterian fended off four straight set points to tie the match. Cronister threw down a kill and then King added a service ace to give Wofford a 26-24 set win.
 
The third set was all Blue Hose, as Presbyterian led the entire set. Trailing 8-15 and 12-19, head coach Lynze Roos called a timeout to regroup the Terriers but Presbyterian held strong and won 25-17. Wofford bounced back in the fourth set and never trailed before sealing the win with a 25-17 set victory. 
 
Tonight's match was the first of three home matches for the Terriers this week. Wofford returns to SoCon action this weekend when the Terriers host UNCG Friday at 6 p.m. and Western Carolina Saturday at 7 p.m. Friday's match is Wofford's breast cancer awareness match and fans are encouraged to wear pink.