Saturday, August 28
Harrisonburg, Va.
10:00 a.m.
Davidson College
3
vs
0
Stetson
Benedict Powers Davidson Past Stetson in Second Straight Shutout
8/28/2010 2:32:55 PM | Volleyball
Box Score
HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Junior middle blocker Madison Benedict totaled 14 kills on just 17 attempts to hit a school-record .824 to lead the Davidson Volleyball team to its second straight 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-17) shutout, this time over Stetson in the opening match of the second day at the JMU Coca-Cola Classic Saturday morning.
Benedict finished with a match-high 14 kills and hit a career-best .824 (14-0-17), also a new school record in hitting percentage for Davidson (2-0). The school record was previously held by Rebecca Teichgraeber, who hit .778 against The Citadel on Sept. 23, 2000.
Junior right side Erin Lupfer finished with nine kills on 16 attemps, and junior Christine Perzinski and senior Jorden Benedict each tallied seven for the Wildcats, who hit an efficient .310 as a team. Sophomore Ariel Ley and senior Hayley Lawson split the setting duties once again, finishing with 22 and 18 assists, respectively, and senior Jennifer Chamblee led the Wildcat defense with 14 digs.
Kaley Melville finished with 11 kills to lead the Stetson (0-2) attack. Kelli Carneal totaled 19 assists, and Monique Russell led the Hatter defense with 10 digs.
The Hatters jumped out to an early 3-1 lead to open the match and held that margin until the Wildcats won three straight points on kills from freshman Caroline Brown and Madison Benedict and an ace from Ley to tie the game at nine. Stetson won the next two points, but Benedict and senior outside hitter Sarabeth Peele answered to knot the score at 11, and the Wildcats used a 9-3 run to take an 18-14 lead and force the Hatters into a timeout. Davidson closed with a 7-4 run for the comeback 25-18 win in the first set.
The Wildcats got out to a quick start in the second set, winning the first five straight points behind two aces from Ley and kills from Perzinski and the Benedict sisters. Stetson, though, got the score knotted at 8 with an 8-3 run, and the game would stay close most of the way until with a one-point lead at 17-16, the Wildcats put together four straight scores on a kill from Jorden Benedict and two aces from Lawson to take a 21-16 lead. The teams traded points to finish the set, but Davidson held the margin for a 25-20 win to take a 2-0 advantage into the third game.
Perzinski won the first point of the third set for Davidson, but Stetson went on a 8-2 run to force the Wildcats into a timeout. The Wildcats rallied out of the break, winning the next five points to knot the score at 8, and the teams would stay knotted at every point until, with the score tied at 12, kills from Peele and Lupfer and a pair of aces from Perzinski gave Davidson a four-point lead. Davidson used a 3-1 spurt to take a 19-13 lead and closed out the match with the 25-17 win.
The Wildcats will return to action tonight, finishing tournament play with the host JMU Dukes at 7:30 p.m.
HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Junior middle blocker Madison Benedict totaled 14 kills on just 17 attempts to hit a school-record .824 to lead the Davidson Volleyball team to its second straight 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-17) shutout, this time over Stetson in the opening match of the second day at the JMU Coca-Cola Classic Saturday morning.
Benedict finished with a match-high 14 kills and hit a career-best .824 (14-0-17), also a new school record in hitting percentage for Davidson (2-0). The school record was previously held by Rebecca Teichgraeber, who hit .778 against The Citadel on Sept. 23, 2000.
Junior right side Erin Lupfer finished with nine kills on 16 attemps, and junior Christine Perzinski and senior Jorden Benedict each tallied seven for the Wildcats, who hit an efficient .310 as a team. Sophomore Ariel Ley and senior Hayley Lawson split the setting duties once again, finishing with 22 and 18 assists, respectively, and senior Jennifer Chamblee led the Wildcat defense with 14 digs.
Kaley Melville finished with 11 kills to lead the Stetson (0-2) attack. Kelli Carneal totaled 19 assists, and Monique Russell led the Hatter defense with 10 digs.
The Hatters jumped out to an early 3-1 lead to open the match and held that margin until the Wildcats won three straight points on kills from freshman Caroline Brown and Madison Benedict and an ace from Ley to tie the game at nine. Stetson won the next two points, but Benedict and senior outside hitter Sarabeth Peele answered to knot the score at 11, and the Wildcats used a 9-3 run to take an 18-14 lead and force the Hatters into a timeout. Davidson closed with a 7-4 run for the comeback 25-18 win in the first set.
The Wildcats got out to a quick start in the second set, winning the first five straight points behind two aces from Ley and kills from Perzinski and the Benedict sisters. Stetson, though, got the score knotted at 8 with an 8-3 run, and the game would stay close most of the way until with a one-point lead at 17-16, the Wildcats put together four straight scores on a kill from Jorden Benedict and two aces from Lawson to take a 21-16 lead. The teams traded points to finish the set, but Davidson held the margin for a 25-20 win to take a 2-0 advantage into the third game.
Perzinski won the first point of the third set for Davidson, but Stetson went on a 8-2 run to force the Wildcats into a timeout. The Wildcats rallied out of the break, winning the next five points to knot the score at 8, and the teams would stay knotted at every point until, with the score tied at 12, kills from Peele and Lupfer and a pair of aces from Perzinski gave Davidson a four-point lead. Davidson used a 3-1 spurt to take a 19-13 lead and closed out the match with the 25-17 win.
The Wildcats will return to action tonight, finishing tournament play with the host JMU Dukes at 7:30 p.m.
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