Wofford College Athletics

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford College volleyball team earned a straight-set sweep over the Furman Paladins on Friday night inside of Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. Wofford improves to 20-7 on the season with a program-record 13 wins in conference play, including six in a row.
 
Chloe Smith led the team with 14 kills on a .351 hitting percentage while Bradley Brown had nine kills on a .389 percentage. Maddy Frazier led the team with 17 helpers while Taylor Pecht dished out 15. Frazier also had a team-high five service aces. In her first match back, Bri Mahoney totaled six kills, three digs, three aces and two blocks.
 
Wofford was led by Laney Klika on defense with a team-high 18 digs in three sets. Avery White followed behind with 10 digs. At the net, Bradley Brown had four blocks while Avery White, Bri Mahoney and Charlotte Bell had two.
 
With Furman holding a 3-2 lead early in set one, Wofford rattled off a 7-1 run to take its own 9-4 lead. Bri Mahoney highlighted the run with a kill in her first match of the season. Furman was able to cut the lead down to three points, but Wofford responded with four of the next points to give the team a 15-9 lead at the media timeout. The Terriers would go on to win set one 25-16.
 
Furman once again jumped out to a 4-1 lead to start set two, but Wofford was able to tie the stanza at four-all. Despite the tie, Furman held the lead until the Terriers tied the set at 14-14. The two teams continued to trade points from there, with the set tied at 21-21. Wofford broke through with three-straight points, however, lifting the team to a 25-22 win in the second set.
 
It was all Wofford to start the final set of the night, with the Terriers jumping out to a 6-0 lead after back-to-back aces from Maddy Frazier. Furman rallied off a 9-3 run in response to cut the Wofford lead to three points, 16-13, however. Wofford answered with its own 5-1 run, stretching its lead back out to seven points. Wofford would take set three 25-19 and the match 3-0.
 
The Terriers will look for win number seven in a row tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 p.m. against the Paladins. With a win, Wofford will secure a share of the Southern Conference Regular Season Championship.