JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The Wofford volleyball team was in rhythm early inside Brooks Gymnasium Friday afternoon and did not slow down en route to a straight-set sweep (25-14, 25-19, 25-22) of the ETSU Buccaneers. Wofford improves to 12-5 (4-1 SoCon) as ETSU falls to 10-7 (2-3 SoCon).
 
The service line shined for Wofford in the contest with the Terriers providing six aces while allowing only two by ETSU. Offensively, Wofford was in sync the whole day with a .291 hitting clip on 44 kills, 14 errors and 103 attacks. On the other end, ETSU was guilty of 16 errors on 102 swings with 31 kills for a .147 clip. Only one of the Terrier kills was unassisted as Wofford amassed 43 helpers to the 31 of ETSU. The Terriers also led in blocks (6-3) and digs (49-40).
 
Bri Mahoney led the charge for Wofford with 13 kills, 12 digs and four aces with two blocks. She led the team in kills and aces with those aces marking a new career best. With a double-double, she now owns four on the season and six in her career. The sophomore was one short of matching her career bests for kills and blocks.
 
Mary Emily Morgan just missed double figures with nine kills, and with 14 digs she topped the squad as was just short of a double-double of her own.
 
Taylor Pecht and Maddy Frazier each dished 20 helpers to pace the offense. Defensively, Laney Klika tallied 13 digs to mark a trio in double figures. Natalie Arnold and Bradley Brown both recorded three blocks to tie for the team lead, and Annemarie Rakoski contributed a pair. Brown added two aces.
 
ETSU opened the contest with the first four points and seemed poised to enjoy the home-court advantage. However, Mary Emily Morgan struck for a kill to put Wofford on the board, sparking what became a seven-point run. Bri Mahoney added a block and a kill with Bradley Brown and Natalie Arnold also teaming for a block. They both contributed kills in the run. After a pair of ETSU points, the Terriers embarked on a five-point swing that opened with two Mahoney kills. Brown posted back-to-back aces before Annemarie Rakoski sent home a kill for a 12-6 lead. The Bucs pulled within 14-10 before Wofford hit another groove. A six-point run helped Wofford double up ETSU at 20-10 after Mahoney put home two aces and a kill. The teams traded some blows, but it was too little, too late in the set for the Bucs after pulling to within 23-14. A service error flipped control to Wofford with set point, and the Terriers iced the set at 25-14 thanks to a kill by Arnold.
 
Staying hot entering set two, Wofford claimed the first four points of the frame. After trading blows, ETSU pulled out to a 9-7 lead thanks to a five-point run. Wofford began to chip away and used a three-point run to pull ahead at 12-11 with a Mahoney kill and two Buccaneer errors. ETSU tied the set on the following point, but Wofford won the next three points to lead 15-12 and never looked back. That run saw kills by Rakoski and Morgan before a punctuating ace by Mahoney. The teams remained neck-and-neck, however, until late in the set. Leading 20-18, the Terriers used a four-point run for set point after two Buc errors gave way to kills for Rakoski and Sarah MacLean. Despite a late ETSU point, a service error provided the 25-19 set two win to Wofford.
 
Wofford again got off to a hot start in set three. After ETSU claimed the first point, the Terriers notched the following four. They traded blows early until a Wofford 8-2 swing provided a 14-8 Terrier advantage. Mahoney added three kills in the swing with Brown, Arnold and MacLean also chipping in. Wofford remained on the gas pedal, and a Morgan kill pushed the Terriers to a 20-12 lead. However, ETSU remained steadfast and began to chip away. A six-point Buc run would pull the margin to within 21-20. An Arnold kill was followed by a Terrier error to keep it a one-point set. However, Maddy Frazier caught the Bucs off guard with a dump kill, and Rakoski teamed with MacLean for a block to bring about match point at 24-21. ETSU tallied a kill to stay alive, but MacLean struck to end the set at 25-22 and secure the win for Wofford in straight sets.
 
The Terriers will close out their four-match road trip tomorrow night with a match-up at Western Carolina. First serve in Cullowhee, North Carolina, is set for 7:00 p.m.