SPARTANBURG, S.C. – On Friday afternoon, the Wofford College volleyball team took down the Citadel in straight sets at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium to sweep the season series. The Terriers improve to 16-7 on the season with a 9-2 record in conference play.
Leading the way offensively was
Avery White with 12 kills on a .647 hitting percentage.
Bradley Brown and
Chloe Smith followed with eight each. Taylor Menendez added six kills.
Maddy Frazier had a team-high 17 assists, with
Taylor Pecht adding 15.
Laney Klika had a team-high 25 digs while
Taylor Pecht followed behind with nine.
Chloe Smith had 7 digs, with
Avery White adding six as the team had 60 total on the night.
Bradley Brown led the efforts at the net with three solo blocks and
Charlotte Bell was in on six blocks.
Wofford finished the night with 41 kills on a .277 hitting percentage while The Citadel (4-19, 1-10) had 19 kills on a .048 hitting percentage. Wofford had two aces to three for The Citadel. The Terriers recorded four blocks compared to just one from The Citadel.
After The Citadel scored the first point, Wofford went on a 7-0 run and had a 15-8 lead at the media timeout. The Bulldogs got a point back out of the break, but the Terriers were able to extend the advantage to 22-10. Back-to-back kills from
Chloe Smith and
Taylor Mendez closed out the first set at 25-14.
The Bulldogs had an early 2-0 lead, but the second set was tied at 3, 5, and points each before the Terriers had a 6-0 run for a 12-6 lead and forced a timeout. Wofford would continue to dominate the set, pushing the lead to 17-7. With the score 19-9, the Bulldogs scored three straight points. The Bulldogs staved off set point twice late, but Wofford was able to close out the set at 25-16.
Wofford scored the first four points of the third set and never trailed as the team slowly built the lead to 15-9. The Bulldogs cut into the advantage and made it a 16-12 set, but a 6-1 run by the Terriers was punctuated by a block by
Charlotte Bell and
Avery White for a 22-13 lead. The Bulldogs successfully challenged match point, but a kill by
Chloe Smith ended the set at 25-16 and the match at 3-0.
Wofford will visit Western Carolina on Tuesday, October 27, before returning home for six straight home matches to close out the regular season. All remaining matches can be seen on ESPN+.
