DUE WEST, S.C. – The Erskine College women's volleyball team (5-16, 3-10 CC) defeated Young Harris College (7-12, 1-11 CC) in straight sets at Belk Arena on Saturday afternoon, as the Fleet shook off a loss on Friday with a convincing home win to wrap up this week's home stand.
After hitting .359 in a dominant opening set, the Fleet had to earn it down the stretch in each of the final two sets, but Erskine's significant advantage at the net and in the serving department helped them take care of the Mountain Lions in straight sets.
MATCH STAT LEADERS vs Young Harris (3-0 FINAL, 25-12, 29-27, 25-22)
KILLS:
Becca Yohe (14)
ACES:
Ella Dietrich (3)
BLOCKS:
Madison Bagwell (4)
ASSISTS:
Sophia Mallare (28)
DIGS:
Alexis Waddy (12)
THE PLAYER
Freshman setter
Sophia Mallare dished out 28 assists across the three sets and found success on setter dumps, totaling four kills on nine errorless swings. Mallare also added in seven digs and an ace in the sweep.
THE TEAM
Erskine hit .214 (41 K / 13 E / 131 A) for the match, edging Young Harris'Â .209 hitting percentage. The real difference for the Fleet came in the aces (8 to 3) and blocks (8 to 1) departments, where Erskine had significant advantages.
WHAT'S NEXT?Â
Erskine steps out of conference play to make its first ever trip to Middle Georgia State University (2-18, 0-7 PBC) on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
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