WEST CHESTER, Pa.- Tori Wright (King of Prussia, Pa./Upper Merion) led all players in kills with 14 to go along with three blocks to help lead West Chester (13-1, 3-0) past Bloomsburg (3-12, 1-2) on Saturday afternoon inside Hollinger Field House.
West Chester jumped out to an early lead, outscoring Bloomsburg 6-2 through the first eight points of the match before the Huskies fought back into it, trimming the deficit to 8-6 early in the set. West Chester countered with a 13-5 run to take a 21-11 lead en route to a 25-15 first set victory.
The Golden Rams and Huskies traded points throughout the early part of the second set as the score was locked at 6-4 early in the second set before West Chester went on a 19-9 run to close out the second set and take a commanding 2-0 lead in the match.
In a story similar to that of a night ago against Lock Haven, Bloomsburg got out to an early lead, holding a 12-11 advantage midway through the set before West Chester went on a 12-7 run to take a 23-19 lead late in the set. Bloomsburg tried to close the gap further, making the score 24-23 late in the set before Wright closed out the match with her 14
th kill of the night to lift West Chester to a 3-0 win over Bloomsburg.
Brynn Dreisbach (Allentown, Pa./Parkland) finished the night with nine kills to help support West Chester in the victory.
Jamie Byrne (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) led the team in assists with 32 while also tying with Wright for second on the team in blocks with three.
Ali Miller (Enola, Pa./Cumberland Valley) tied with Byrne and
Sydney Heffner (Bath, Pa./Northampton) for the team lead in digs with nine each while Heffner posted a team-best two aces in the victory.
As a team, West Chester hit .280 on the match, including a match-best 0.52 effort in the second set victory while holding Bloomsburg to a .079 hitting percentage in the victory.
Up Next:
West Chester will be back in action with a pair of home games next weekend on Friday and Saturday vs Shepherd and Shippensburg.
