SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford volleyball team continued its hot streak Friday night in the Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium, downing UNCG in straight sets (25-17, 25-19, 25-22) for a fourth-straight win. Wofford improves to 18-6 (10-2 SoCon) as UNCG falls to 7-16 (2-9 SoCon).
 
The sweep is the 13^th straight-set win of the season for the Terriers, which ties the program's Division I record for sweeps in a season. That mark was originally set by the 2009 squad.
 
Wofford controlled almost all phases of the match, tallying 44 kills to the 26 of UNCG while dishing 43 assists compared to the 22 of the Spartans. The Terriers also owned the service line, posting seven aces while allowing only two. UNCG held a slight blocking edge with 10 denials to the nine of Wofford, but the Terriers recorded 71 digs to outpace UNCG's 56.
 
"It felt great, and we're really proud of them," said assistant coach Shannah Carter of the back-to-back home sweeps. "We definitely came in prepared, knowing what we wanted to do, and we executed for the most part. So we did a great job."  
 
Sarah MacLean led the offense for the Terriers with 10 kills. Mary Emily Morgan was just shy of double figures with nine, and Bradley Brown accrued eight. Natalie Arnold tallied seven kills and hit a career-high .636 with no errors in 11 swings.
 
Taylor Pecht dished 18 assists to just lead the team, and Maddy Frazier was right on her heels with 16 helpers. Frazier tied with Bri Mahoney for the ace lead as each served two.
 
Laney Klika led the team with her 19 digs, but Morgan was just behind with 18. Morgan recorded her 1,000^th career dig in the contest, making her the 19^th Terrier ever to achieve the feat She's the first to do so since former teammate Abbey Richman hit the benchmark last season. Pecht added 13 digs to mark a trio in double-digits, also providing her with a double-double. It's her 12^th of the season and the 19^th of her career.
 
"It's really special," said Morgan of her 1,000 digs. "I found out like a week or so ago that I was getting close, and it's been really exciting to have all my teammates talk to me about it and count down with me."
 
Annemarie Rakoski led the blocking efforts with four, half of which were solo. MacLean added three denials, pushing her over 200 for her career. Morgan recorded a pair of blocks, both solo.
 
"It's really special to me, and having all my teammates cheering for me," said MacLean of her blocking milestone. "Ever since coach Ladislav (Lelkes) came to our team two years ago, I think he took our blocking to the next level, and it's really great to see everybody hitting these milestones."
 
The Terriers opened the match in control, leading 8-3 after three-straight kills from Sarah MacLean, Natalie Arnold and Bradley Brown. Though the Spartans pulled back within two, but Wofford responded by winning six of the next seven points. This included a kill and ace by Mary Emily Morgan alongside an ace from Brown. Wofford led 14-7, and UNCG began to chip away to pull within 15-11. But a MacLean error helped Wofford sideout, and it sparked a six-point Terrier run that MacLean was the star of with two kills and two blocks. Bri Mahoney added an ace, and Rakoski also posted a block as Wofford led 21-11. The newfound hole proved too much for the Spartans to climb out of, as Brown's kill ended the set shortly thereafter in Wofford's favor, 25-17.
 
Carrying the momentum into set two, Wofford won the first six points of the frame with Mahoney on the serve. She added an ace, and Rakoski posted a massive solo block. UNCG responded, however, with a five-point run of its own to pull within a point. The team traded points from there, and Wofford's 15-11 lead in the middle portions of the set was nixed by a four-point Spartan run. Tied at 18, Arnold posted a kill to push Wofford ahead. The Terriers would no relinquish this lead, as that kill turned into a six-point run with Caroline Przystup on the serve. Arnold opened it with two kills, and after a UNCG error, Przystup sent home an ace. Mahoney followed with back-to-back kills for set point. Though the Spartans tallied a kill, Rakoski did the same in response to claim the set 25-19 for Wofford.
 
On the back foot, UNCG fought back by opening set three with a 5-1 lead. But Wofford responded to pull level with four-straight points. Trading blows from there, Wofford pulled ahead 14-13 thanks to a Morgan kill. But the Spartans claimed back-to-back points to pull back in front 15-14. An error sided out for Wofford, and Morgan struck again to spark a five-point Terrier swing. Maddy Frazier's ace punctuated the run with Wofford up 19-15. UNCG continued to fight, ultimately pulling within one point at 22-21, but Mahoney struck to provide some separation, and a Spartan error brought about match point. Though UNCG recorded a kill to stay alive, an error followed to end the match with a 25-22 set three win for Wofford.
 
The Terriers will continue the homestand with their final two home matches of the regular season next weekend. First, Western Carolina comes to Spartanburg on Friday, November 8, and then ETSU will enter Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium the following night. Both matches are set to start at 6:00 p.m. with the contest against the Buccaneers serving as Wofford's senior night.