Volleyball Southern Conference

Terriers Top Savannah State

The Wofford Lady Terrier volleyball team opened its 2003 home campaign with a 3-0 sweep over visiting Savannah State Thursday evening at Benjamin Johnson Arena. After taking a commanding 30-16 triumph in the first game, the Lady Terriers won games two and three, 30-21 and 30-19, respectively.

Junior Andrea Duke proved to be the catalyst on which Wofford relied on for most of its points. Duke finished the match with game-highs 23 kills, 46 total attacks, 17 digs and 26.5 points. Sophomore Rhea deJesus finished with 42 assists to pace all players, while freshman Megan Propst led with a .455 hitting percentage. Junior Katie Laser also registered a hitting percentage over .400, as she notched a .417 behind six kills and 12 total attacks. Sophomore Katie Sobczyk was second on the team with 11 kills, 25 total attacks, 10 digs and 11 points.

Patricia Ortiz paced Savannah State with a .286 hitting percentage and eight digs. Teammate Satin Kinsey recorded 9.5 points to lead the club.

"I'm very pleased to being our home schedule with a victory," said Wofford head coach Corey Helle. "Their coach, Alvin Jones, did a tremendous job preparing his team and making them much improved over past years. We had a great all-around effort from everyone tonight. Our freshmen really stepped up and played well in addition to our veterans."

Wofford improves to 3-1 with the victory, while Savannah State drops to 0-5. The Lady Terriers will take the next week off before resuming action Sept. 12 versus Florida Atlantic at the Coastal Carolina Tournament in Conway, S.C.