Women's Volleyball Takes Greyhound Premiere Tournament Title

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Junior Riley Waggoner (Simi Valley, Calif.) recorded 12 kills and did not make an attack error and freshman Lexi Zabloudil (London, Ohio) had a triple-double (10 kills, 20 assists, 11 digs) to help pace the Wentworth Institute of Technology women's volleyball team to its third straight win, a 3-2 triumph over Moravian at the Greyhound Premiere Classic. With the win the Leopards go 3-0 over the two-day event and take home the tournament championship. Additionally, freshman Helen Barthe (Blythewood, S.C.) was named the tournament's most valuable player and sophomore Megan Davies (Chandler, Ariz.) was named to the all-tournament team.

RECORDS:

• Moravian (2-2)
• Wentworth (3-1)

WENTWORTH STAT LEADERS:

• Kills – Riley Waggoner, 12; Lexi Zabloudil, 10; Devin Neal, 9
• Assists – Lexi Zabloudil, 20; Ashley Cao, 20
• Aces – Lexi Zabloudil, 3; Ashley Cao, 3; Megan Davies, 3; Peyton Tague, 3
• Digs – Megan Davies, 17; Lexi Zabloudil, 11
• Blocks – Viviann Goulet 3; Devin Neal, 2

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Moravian scored the first four points of the first set before a service error and an ace from freshman Ema Thomposon (Lewiston, Idaho) put Wentworth on the board. The Greyhounds pushed their lead to 7-3 and led, 12-10, before a kill from Waggoner brought the Black & Gold within one. Moravian used a 10-5 run to make it 22-16 before back-to-back kills from Barthe and an attack error brought Wentworth to within three. Out of a timeout the Greyhounds closed out the set with three straight points, winning 25-19.
• Freshman Ashley Cao (Morrisville, N.C.) served a pair of aces and senior Devin Neal (Loveland, Ohio) put down a pair of kills as part of a 7-0 run to start the second set. Wentworth increased its lead to 14-4 when Zabloudil served an ace and led, 16-6, after a service error. Using a 7-3 run, Moravian made it 19-13 and, after Davies served an ace to make it 23-14, the Greyhounds scored four straight points to pull within five at 23-18. However, back-t0-back kills from Thompson and Waggoner gave Wentworth the 25-18 win.
• The Greyhounds took a 2-1 lead with a 25-14 win in the third set. Moravian, which hit .632 (13-1-19) in the frame, raced out to a 14-4 lead and led 18-7before a 5-1 spurt, capped off by a kill from Neal, made it 19-12. The hosts scored six of the next eight points to close out the set.
• A tightly contested fourth set saw eight ties and three lead changes. Moravian took a 14-13 lead after an attack error before Wentworth rebounded with a 7-1 run to take the lead for good at 20-15, thanks to a kill from Waggoner. The Greyhounds pulled within three on a pair of occasions, including at 22-19, however, a kill from Zabloudil and a pair of kills from senior Krisila Hammett (Boiling Springs, S.C.) evened the match at 2-all as the Leopards won, 25-19.
• The deciding set saw Moravian take a 3-1 lead but a kill from Zabloudil started a 6-0 Wentworth run, which gave the Leopards a 7-3 lead. Zabloudil had three kills and a block during the run. Moravian came back to pull within two at 11-9 but a pair of errors around a Zabloudil kill gave the Black & Gold match point. A Moravian kill staved off match point, however, Neal and Barthe teamed up for a block to close out the match with a 15-10 win.

THE SERIES:

• Today was the first-ever meeting between the two teams.

NEXT UP:

• Wentworth is at Colby-Sawyer on Tuesday night.

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