Fisher recorded 20 kills in 50 swings with seven errors for a .260 hitting percentage. She also added seven digs and three blocks. Senior Christina Dorismond put down 14 kills in 28 swings with just one error for a season- high .464 hitting percentage, while also adding four digs and five blocks. Jo Wilks recorded the Paladins only double-double of the night, as she dished out 50 assists and tallied 13 digs. Elle Ross added a career-high 36 digs, while Taina Joseph set career highs in kills (5) and blocks (7). As a team, the Paladins out-hit the Terriers .273-.141, and recorded 12 blocks to Wofford’s three.

The teams traded points throughout set one, until Wofford was able to take a 20-18 lead, forcing a Furman timeout. The Terriers pushed their lead to 21-18, but Furman rattled off seven-straight points to win set one, 25-21, and take a 1-0 lead in the match. Christina Dorismond and Amelia Bohlander each recorded three kills in set one and the Paladins held Wofford to a .178 hitting percentage in the set.

Furman took an early 6-3 lead in set two, before Wofford rallied and the teams traded points until the score was tied at 14. Wofford opened up their biggest lead of the set at 17-14, but Furman was able to battle back to tie the score at 18. Wofford then pushed their lead back to two at 20-18, 21-19, and then 22-20, forcing a Furman timeout. The Paladins would not go quietly as they used four-straight points to tie the set at 24, but Wofford was able to fight off the Furman rally and take set two, 26-24, and tie the match at one. Andrea Fisher led the Paladins in set two, putting down five kills and adding six digs.

The Paladins again took a 6-3 lead in set three, before pushing the lead to 13-9, forcing a Wofford timeout after a Christina Dorismond kill. Then, with the score at 15-12 Furman, Dorismond served the Paladins on a 5-1 run to take a 20-13 lead. Furman then outscored the Terriers 5-2 to win set three, 25-15, and take a 2-1 lead in the match. Andrea Fisher again led the Paladins, putting down six kills in the set. Furman hit a scorching .519, while holding Wofford to a .054 percentage in the set.

The teams traded points in set four before, with the score tied at 15, Wofford used a quick 3-0 run to force Furman’s first timeout of the set. The Terriers pushed their lead to four at 21-17, but the Paladins would not be put away as they cut the lead to one at 21-20. Wofford again pushed out to a three point lead at 24-21, but Furman cut the lead to one at 24-23, forcing a Terrier timeout. Wofford then got a kill out of the timeout to win set four, 25-23, and force a fifth set.

Set five was all Furman from the start, as the Paladins stormed out to a 10-3 lead. Wofford would never get closer than seven points, as Furman took set five, 15-7, and the match, 3-2. Andrea Fisher and Casey Wells each had four kills in the set and Furman hit .667 as a team.

UNCG 3, Elon 1
GREENSBORO, N.C. – In the first of two meetings this season, the UNCG volleyball team picked up a 3-1 (25-22, 25-20, 17-25, 25-19) victory over local Southern Conference Elon Wednesday night inside Fleming Gymnasium.

The Spartans (9-7, 2-1 SoCon) had the better of things on the stat sheet, out-hitting the Phoenix (9-9, 1-2) .246 to .180 while also racking up more kills (58-47), assists (51-43), aces (4-3) and digs (71-54). Elon only held the upper hand in blocking, tallying seven as compared to four for UNCG. After allowing the Phoenix to hit .316 in the first stanza, the Spartans limited the visitors to respective .091, .152 and .152 marks the rest of the way. UNCG has out-hit each of its first three league opponents and held all of them to .180 or less showings.

The Blue and Gold put five players in double figures offensively in the match, led by senior middle hitter Olivia Humphries who recorded 13 kills. Senior middle hitter Morgan Freeman and junior middle hitter Vicky Harley were next with 11 each while senior outside hitter Karrian Chambers and freshman outside hitter Sydney Darden checked in with 10 apiece.

Chambers delivered her fourth double-double of the season as she added 11 digs to her 10 kills. She now needs just 36 kills to become the ninth player in program history to reach 1,000 for a career.

Defensively, sophomore libero Katherine Santiago – who entered the match second in the SoCon in digs per set in league contests – racked up 28 for the third-straight match. She also contributed four assists. Also reaching double figures was senior libero Kellie Orewiler who ended up with 11.

Elon was fast out of the gates, scoring four of the first five points. The Spartans settled down as a kill by Harley capped a 3-0 spurt for UNCG that tied the score. The Phoenix went on the next run, jumping out to a 10-5 advantage after an attacking error by Humphries. With the visitors leading 15-10, the Blue and Gold dug down and answered with a 7-3 run which sliced the Phoenix lead to just one at 18-17. Elon looked to pull away as a service ace by Kris Harris made the score 20-17, but the Spartans came up with five-straight points, riding the serving of Santiago to pull ahead 22-20. UNCG would finish off the Phoenix as a kill by Freeman ended the stanza at 25-22.

The second frame was tight early on as the teams played to an 11-11 deadlock. An ace by freshman setter Sara Hohman (Zionsville, Ind./Cathedral) and a kill by Darden afforded the Spartans a 13-11 cushion, but Elon answered by scoring five of the next eight points to draw even at 16. With the score knotted at 19 each, a kill by Freeman and a Phoenix attacking error made it 21-19 and prompted an Elon timeout. Cali Estes pulled the visitors within 21-20 with a kill, but UNCG was too much in the end – picking up a pair of kills and benefitting from two consecutive errors by Megan Gravely to grab the last four points of the set.

Looking to stay in the match, Elon raced out to a 9-4 advantage and would extend the lead to 13-5. The Spartans tried to stop the Phoenix momentum by calling a pair of timeouts, but it would do no good. UNCG made things interesting, scoring six-straight points after trailing 24-11, but Elon ended the stanza with a kill by Gravely.

The Phoenix called an early timeout in set four as the Blue and Gold scored five of the first six points. It proved effective as Elon countered with a 7-3 run to move ahead 8-6. A kill by Darden and an error by Harris tied the score at eight before UNCG put together a modest 5-1 run to steal the momentum back. The squads traded points from and the Phoenix would eventually grab a quick advantage at 16-15 after an error by Humphries. A kill by Darden tied the score once more at 19 apiece. As it turns out, Elon would not score again as three kills and a block helped the Blue and Gold end the match on a 6-0 run.