VIRGINIA BEACH, VA -- William Peace University volleyball fell 3-0 in nonconference matchup with Virginia Wesleyan.
THE BASICS
- Final score: William Peace 0, VWU 3
- Record: William Peace (16-4, 6-0), VWU (14-4, 6-1)
- Location: Virginia Beach, VA
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set One (19-25)
The first set would be a back-and-forth contest, with a kill from
Shelby Cooper putting the Pacers up 6-5. A kill from
Hannah Collier would put the Pacers up 11-10, but a 4-point run from the Marlins would give them a 14-11 advantage. An ace from
Vivian Camplin and a kill from
Kelsey Bierbauer would tie it 18-18, but the Marlins would go on a run to lead 23-18. They would finish the set 25-19 to take a 1-0 lead.
Set Two (19-25)
The Pacers would take a 5-0 lead on a few attack errors and a kill from
Hannah Collier, as well as a few blocks from
Landis Limon and
Shelby Cooper. The Marlins would quickly fight back to go on a run and lead 8-6. A kill from
Shelby Cooper would tie it 9-9. but another run from the Marlins would put them up 19-13. The Pacers would fight back late but a few final kills from the Marlins would end the set 25-19.
Set Three (19-25)
In the final set,
Kelsey Bierbauer would tie it 7-7 early. An ace from
Mackenzie Russell would tie it again 11-11, but a run from the Marlins would bring the score to 18-13. A 5-point run would give VWU a 24-17 lead, and they would close the set again 25-19 to win 3-0.
PACER TOP PERFORMERS
FOR THE FOES
- Taylor Paquette led the Marlins with 11 kills.
- Becca Hallingstad added 27 assists.
NEXT GAME
The Pacers will head to Mary Baldwin to take on the Fighting Squirrels and the Greensboro Pride on October 8th at 10 AM and 12 PM.
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