SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Bradley Brown had a match high 12 kills and Chloe Smith provided a double-double to lead Wofford to a 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-20) victory over the Furman volleyball team, Saturday afternoon in Southern Conference action at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium.
The loss drops Furman to 12-15 overall and 6-10 in the SoCon. Wofford improves to 21-7 on the season and 14-2 in league play.
Izzy Castelloe led the Paladin offense with 10 kills on .318 hitting, giving her 23 matches this year with double-digit kills.
Kacie Moore provided nine kills on .286 hitting.
Emily Navarro turned in 15 assists and seven digs, while
Morgan Baldridge dished out 14 assists.
Kennedy Seekford had a team high 12 digs and
Ashtan Dodson added 11.
Brown's 12 kills came on .556 hitting for the Terriers while Brown totaled 10 kills and 10 digs. Taylor Pecht tallied 18 assists and Maddy Frazier 17. Laney Klika led all players with 17 digs.
Furman dropped the opening set, 25-16, after being limited to just .062 hitting. Moore compiled four kills, Navarro six assists, and Seekford five digs.
Ashley Stein gave Furman an early 6-3 lead and a Wofford attack later kept its lead at two, 8-6. The Terriers came back with a 9-6 run to hold a 15-14 advantage at the media timeout. Wofford outscored the Paladins, 10-2, following the break to pick up the win.
The score was tied a total of nine times in the second set, but the Terriers would collect another 25-16 triumph. Furman was held to .049 hitting with
Lindsay Walch registering four kills, Baldridge and Navarro five assists apiece, and Dodson six digs. The initial 28 points featured eight ties before Wofford went into the media timeout leading 15-14. Castelloe had given the Paladins a 14-13 lead two points earlier with her kill. For the second consecutive set, the Terriers finished the set on a 10-2 run.
Wofford clinched the match with a 25-20 victory in the third set. Both teams totaled a .200 hitting percentage as Castelloe hit .357 and collected six kills, Baldridge dished out six assists, and Stein added six digs. The Terriers started on a 6-1 run and built a 19-14 lead late following a Furman timeout. The Paladins attempted a late rally going on a 6-2 run to trim their deficit to 21-20. Castelloe and Stein combined for four kills during the run. Wofford, after calling a timeout, then scored the last four points to secure the five-point win.
Furman concluded the contest hitting .106 as a team and finished with 48 digs, 32 kills, and 31 assists. The Paladins added five blocks.
Furman wraps up the regular season next week, November 12-13, hosting Samford at Timmons Arena. Prior to Friday's match, the Paladins will hold their Senior Day ceremony leading up to first serve.
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