Misenheimer, NC -- William Peace University Volleyball continued their winning streak as they swept Pfeiffer University 2-0. The Pacers won game one, a USA South Conference matchup, 3-0, before taking a non-conference win in game two 3-1.

THE BASICS

• Final score: 
  • Game One: William Peace 3, Pfeiffer 0
  • Game Two: William Peace 3, Pfeiffer 1
• Records: William Peace (9-1)(6-0), Pfeiffer (5-5)(2-4)
• Location: Misenheimer, NC

HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME ONE
Set One (25-15)
The Falcons would take the first two points of the set before the Pacers would notch 6 in a row to lead 6-2. Two kills by Shelby Cooper would put WPU up 8-3, with a few errors giving the Pacers a 14-5 lead. Kills by Cooper and Brittany Carpenter would bring the score to 21-10, while a final kill by Hannah Collier and an attack error would seal the set 25-15 for the Pacers.

Set Two (25-19)
Brittany Carpenter would get the Pacers going in set two with a few early kills to lead 4-2. Pfeiffer would take an 8-4 lead, but a few errors would tie it up 8-8. The set would go back-and-forth for a bit, with kills by Nancy Gamewell and Brittany Carpenter putting the Pacers up 17-15. The Pacers would go on a 7-point run to clinch the set 25-19 and lead the game 2-0.

Set Three (25-22)
The final set would be the closest contest, though the Pacers would take an early 10-3 lead on kills by Landis Limon and Hannah Collier. The Falcons would battle back to trail by 12-11, but Brittany Carpenter and Brienna Laskowski would keep WPU in the lead by a score of 15-12. The Falcons would tie the game 20-20, but a final kill by Nancy Gamewell would win the set 25-22 and the game 2-0.

GAME TWO
Set One (25-18)
The Falcons would take an early 6-2 lead in the first set, before a few service aces and kills by Brittany Carpenter would tie it 11-11. Carpenter and Hannah Collier would put the Pacers in the lead 15-11, with a kill from Shelby Cooper bringing the score to 20-14. An attack error would win the set for the Pacers 25-18.

Set Two (21-25)
In the second set, the Falcons would start strong to again lead 6-2. The Pacers would go on a 6-point run to lead 8-6, with kills from Brienna Laskowski putting them up 15-11. The Falcons would battle back to lead 19-16, eventually sealing the set 25-21 on a kull by Wyatt Reagan to tie the game 1-1.

Set Three (25-17)
The Pacers would take an early 3-1 lead with kills from Brienna Laskowski and Kelsey Bierbauer. Bierbauer and Laskwoski would continue to lead the team in this set, putting the Pacers up 16-12 as the Falcons attempted to decrease the Pacer lead. The team would go on a 4-point run to end the set 25-16 and to take a 2-1 lead in the game.

Set Four (25-17)
In the final set, the Pacers would begin with an early 4-0 advantage with kills from Shelby Cooper and Kelsey Bierbauer. The Falcons would take a brief 8-7 lead, but kills from Bierbauer and Cooper would again put the Pacers on top 14-10. WPU would dominate for the remainder of the set, eventually closing the set 25-17 to win 3-1.

PACER TOP PERFORMERS

• Hannah Collier led the Pacers in game one with 9 kills, while Brittany Carpenter tallied 34 assists in game one and 36 in game two.
• Brienna Laskowski tallied 16 kills in game two.

FOR THE FOES

• Reagan Wyatt notched 11 kills in game two.
• Kira Suttles tallied 16 assists in game one.

STATS OF THE GAME

• The Pacers tallied 12 aces in game two.

NEXT GAME
The Pacers will head to Rocky Mount, NC to take on Averett University and NC Wesleyan College on Friday, April 2nd. The game against the Cougars is set to begin at 1PM.

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