Golden Rams Open Ram Fest With 3-0 Sweep of Goldey-Beacom

WEST CHESTER, Pa. – The West Chester University volleyball team kicked off the 2018 edition of Ram Fest on Friday by sweeping Goldey-Beacom 3-0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-13) to give the Golden Rams their third straight victory to start the 2018 season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• West Chester (3-0) started off the opening set on a tear, scoring the first eight points of the frame to take a commanding 8-0 advantage early. The Lightning managed to trim the deficit to four (12-8), before the Golden Rams answered back with a 5-0 spurt to retake control at 17-8. The home team closed out the opening set by scoring five of the final six points – including a kill by Rachel Robb (BLACKWOOD, N.J./PAUL VI) – to take the opener by 12 points.
• WCU raced out to a 6-1 lead to start the second set and pushed the advantage to as many as nine points (19-10) midway through the frame. A kill by Abbie Dischert (WILMINGTON, DE. /CONCORD) paired with two GBC errors ended the second set to give West Chester the 25-16 decision.
• With the Golden Rams up 13-8, a Lightning service error sparked a 5-0 spurt for West Chester to force a Goldey-Beacom timeout with the Golden Rams on top, 18-8. The home team was able to maintain the double-digit advantage for the remainder of the frame, until a kill by Nina Tindall (BEAR, DEL./DELAWARE MILITARY ACADEMY) would close out the set 25-13 to give the Golden Rams their third straight sweep of the year

BY THE NUMBERS

• Jillian Grammer's (CENTER VALLEY, PA. SOUTHERN LEHIGH) 21 assists led the team and marked the third 20+ assist performance for the senior this season.
• Nicki Yates (COOPERSBURG, PA./SOUTHERN LEHIGH) recorded 20 digs in the victory to go along with six kills, while the graduate student's six service aces were the most for the DS since October 10, 2017.
• Freshman Julia Vreeswyk (YARDLEY, PA PENNSBURY) paced the Golden Rams with a season-high eight kills and her nine total points against the Lightning were her most through the first three matches of the season.
• At the net, freshman Grace Whitney (GLENSIDE, PA/ABINGTON) accounted for six of the Golden Rams' 12 total blocks on the afternoon. 
• West Chester committed a season-low nine errors in the victory and held GBC to a negative hitting percentage in each of the three sets.

UP NEXT

• The Golden Rams close out day one of Ram Fest with a match against Franklin Pierce at 6:00 p.m.