LEXINGTON, Va. - The Washington and Lee University women's volleyball team defeated Averett University in three straight sets to down the Cougars in an ODAC contest.
Senior
Sydney Heifner crossed another career milestone today with 1006 career digs. Entering into the contest today, Heifner needed just one dig to reach 1000.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set One | 25-12 W&L
- Five straight points for W&L gave the squad a 20-10 advantage and kicked off a 10-2 run to end the opening stanza.
- Sydney Heifner ended the set with a pair of aces to seal the win.
- The Blue and White tallied eight kills and benefited from nine Cougar errors on the opening set.
- W&L converted 76% (10-13) sideout opportunities.
- McKenna Cook opened up the day with 11 serves taken in the set which included one service ace to one error.
- Stephanie Lynch recorded 3.5 points in the opener with two kills, a solo block and assist.
Set Two | 25-13 W&L
- The Generals notched 17 kills in the second set and committed just three errors on 39 attacking attempts for a .359 attack percentage.
- Grace Mitchener produced eight points for W&L, all kills on 15 total attempts for a .533 success rating.
- Cook tallied two more service aces and Sydney Heifner added one in the second set.
Set Three | 25-19 W&L
- The third set was the closet of the day with the score tied on seven occasions and five lead changes.
- With the score tied at 11, the Blue and White made a five-point run to break away 16-11.
- The match ended with a 7-3 W&L run and a Lillie Holcomb kill off an Allie Buchholz set 25-19.
W&L GAME NOTES
- The Generals improve to 14-6 on the season while moving to 6-3 in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) play.
- Allie Buchholz recorded a match-best 34 assists, her ninth contest with 30+ assists in 2023.
- Vivi Vasquez dug out 20 balls, the third straight game with 20+ digs for Vasquez.
AVERETT GAME NOTES
- AU dropped to 11-8 and 6-3 in ODAC play.
- For the visitors, Sydney Mounce led with five kills on 16 attempts and notched four errors.
- Hope Parrish added five on 20 attempts.
- Dayton Moore and Brenda Light combined 21 assists.
- Erin Gray dug out 24 balls to lead the team and Emma Nash added 14.
TOP PERFORMERS
UP NEXT
- The Generals are back in action at 7 p.m. on October 18. W&L will host Bridgewater College inside Holekamp Gym on Wednesday.
