Wofford College Athletics

JOHNSON CITY, TENN. – The Wofford College volleyball team lost 3-1 to ETSU on Saturday afternoon in Johnson City, Tennessee. The Terriers fall to 14-7 on the season with a 7-2 mark in conference play.
 
Avery White had a career-high 16 kills on a .438 hitting percentage to lead the team. Chloe Smith followed behind with 12 kills while Bradley Brown and Taylor Mendez finished with 11 kills each. Taylor Pecht dished out 25 assists to lead the team while Maddy Frazier had 20. Pecht, Smith and Makaylee Ruiz had one ace apiece.
 
Laney Klika paced the team with 18 digs while Makaylee Ruiz totaled a career-high 14 on the day. Chloe Smith followed behind with 13 to secure her eighth double-double of the season. Avery White had 11 digs to round out her second double-double of the season. Charlotte Bell and Chloe Smith had four blocks each.
 
Wofford finished the day with 57 kills on a .215 hitting percentage while ETSU had 51 kills on a .214 percentage. ETSU had four aces compared to Wofford's three. Wofford closed the match with five blocks while ETSU had nine.
 
Both teams traded leads in the early goings of set one until Wofford went on a 4-1 run to secure a 12-9 advantage over the Bucs. ETSU responded, however, going on its own 6-1 run to retake a 15-13 lead. Wofford later tied the set at 18-18, but four-straight points from ETSU pushed the Bucs lead back out to 22-18. Wofford would lose set one 25-22.
 
Wofford bounced back in set two, taking a quick 6-2 lead over ETSU. The Bucs were able to pull within one point, 13-12, but Wofford responded with three unanswered points to push the lead back out to 16-12. After a pair of ETSU points, Wofford added another four points that were unanswered to take a 20-14 lead. The Terriers would go on to win set two 25-17.
 
Once again Wofford led early in set three, with ETSU trailing 8-6. Despite ETSU taking a pair of leads after that, Wofford led 18-16 later in the set. Three consecutive points from ETSU allowed the Bucs to jump back in front with a 19-18 advantage. Wofford was able to tie the match at 20-all, but ETSU scored four-straight points to earn a 24-20 match point. Wofford could not come back, losing set three 25-22.
 
The Terriers led 8-6 at the start of set four, but ETSU scored three unanswered points to take a 9-8 advantage. The two teams traded points from there with six more ties leading up to the 15-point media timeout. With the set tied 17-17, ETSU went on a 5-1 run to take a 22-18 lead over the Terriers. Wofford fought back with its own 5-0 run, allowing the team to take a 23-22 lead. Three-straight points from ETSU gave the Bucs a 25-23 win in set four and a 3-1 victory over the Terriers.
 
Wofford will be back at home as the team plays host to The Citadel on October 22-23. Both matches can be streamed live on ESPN+.