Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 MISENHEIMER, N.C. – The UVa-Wise women's volleyball team earned a pair of 3-0 sweeps Saturday at the Falcon Classic in Misenheimer, North Carolina. The Cavaliers defeated tournament host Pfeiffer University before taking down Salem International this afternoon to claim second place in the tournament.
 
With the victories UVa-Wise improves to 3-1 on the young season, its best start since 2006.
 
In the first match of the day against Pfeiffer, the Cavs used a steady offensive attack to sweep the Falcons behind 41 total kills and an attack percentage of .262.
 
UVa-Wise took control of the match early and hit .355 in the opening set behind a balanced attack that saw three different Cavs claim four kills. Cruising to a 25-12 first-set win, the Cavs held Pfeiffer to an attack percentage of .000 as junior outside hitter Karley Allen made a set-high seven digs.
 
In the second set, the Cavs was again held Pfeiffer to an attack percentage of .000 while UVa-Wise hit .278. Allen led on offense with a set-high six kills as junior libero Erin Lee earned six digs and sophomore outside hitter Samantha Edge added five more. Winning the second set by a score of 25-16, the Cavs posted 23 total digs allowing the Falcons to hit only seven kills for the second consecutive set.
 
The third set proved to be much tougher for the Cavs as UVa-Wise was able to only get 10 kills and record an attack percentage of .167. Pfeiffer's offense also improved in the final set as the Falcons hit .200 and recorded 16 kills. Despite being down 21-13 at one point in the set, the Cavs came back to edge the Falcons 26-24 and take the match. Freshman setter Chandler Rouse dished in a match-high four service aces in the set as Allen contributed five more kills. Pfeiffer claimed 18 digs in the last set.
 
The Cavs finished the match with 51 digs, 38 assists and 12 total blocks. Allen had a match-high 15 kills to go along with a match-high 12 digs. Junior middle blocker Lindsey Tucker added eight kills as Lee made nine digs. Freshman setter Abbie Hardesty continued her fine play as she recorded 25 assists.
 
Pfeiffer finished with an attack percentage of .071 and made 30 kills. The Falcons were led by Shenelle Charlot who tallied 12 kills and 10 digs.
 
The second match of the day proved to be just as dominant for the Cavs as UVa-Wise swept Salem International 3-0. The Cavs held an attack percentage of .313 for the match with 45 total kills as the Tigers hit .165 for the match and recorded 34 total kills.
 
The opening set was the closest of the three for the Cavs with UVa-Wise hitting .250 highlighted by a set-high eight kills from Allen. However, the Cavs took the first set 25-21 from Salem International keeping the Tigers at a .158 attack percentage.
 
The Cavs offense caught fire in the second set hitting .500 with 16 kills on 26 attempts. Winning the set 25-17, both Allen and freshman outside hitter Ciara Kain recorded five kills as Salem International only earned five digs in the set.
 
In the third set the Cavs held the Tigers to a .111 attack percentage while hitting .243 themselves behind five kills and five digs from Allen. Lee also added four digs in the set for UVa-Wise. The Cavs claimed the final set 25-19 to clinch the second sweep of the day.
 
The Cavs tallied 40 digs and 42 assists in the match while Allen had a match-high 18 kills and 11 digs. Hardesty dished in a match-high 37 assists and two aces for the Cavs in the match.
 
Salem International totaled 32 digs and 30 assists, while Sophie Freihofer made 10 kills and Jen Foreman recorded seven digs for the Tigers.
 
"It's always good to come away with two wins", Head Coach Kristen Salyer said about the day's matches. "For the most part we controlled the tempo of the matches and stayed focused. I think we can still improve on our consistency. We let ourselves get in a hole in the third set with Pfeiffer and had to fight back to take that one. We had several kids step up all day and make big plays in tight situations so that's something to continue to build from. "
 
Allen earned Most Valuable Player honors at the Falcon Classic after tallying 60 kills, 44 digs and recording an attack percentage of .319 over the four matches this weekend. Kain was named to the Falcon Classic All-Tournament team after making 28 kills and eight digs across 11 sets played this weekend, including hitting .417 in the match against Pfeiffer.
 
The Cavs will have a couple days of rest before heading to Brevard, North Carolina, to take on Brevard College Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 6 p.m.
 
Following Tuesday's match, UVa-Wise will continue on the road taking part in the Davis and Elkins Tournament in Elkins, West Virginia, which gets underway Friday.