Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The UVa-Wise volleyball team split a pair of matches Saturday afternoon at the University of Charleston's tri-match, defeating Ohio Valley University 3-0 in a non-conference neutral-site contest and falling 3-1 to Charleston in Mountain East Conference play. The Cavaliers (2-14, 1-1 MEC) swept all three sets against the Fighting Scots (4-13) with set wins of 25-19, 25-19, 25-16, after only being able to win the second set against the host Golden Eagles (9-7, 2-0 MEC) earlier in the afternoon.
 
UVa-Wise swung at a mark of .259 and registered 40 kills, five aces and six blocks against Great Midwest Athletic Conference member Ohio Valley. The Cavs were able hold the Fighting Scots to an attack percentage .146 and forced 19 Ohio Valley attack errors in the match.
 
Despite trailing 15-13 in the opening set, the Cavs rallied back to win 12 of the last 16 points and take a 1-0 lead in the match. UVa-Wise won the first six points of the second set and never looked back as the Cavs marched to another 25-19 set win. Several strings of points in the third stanza gave UVa-Wise a 16-9 advantage and the Cavs continued to remain in control of the set, winning it 25-16 to complete the sweep.
 
Sophomore outside hitter Ciara Kain (Leesburg, Va.) led the Cavs with 12 kills, while senior outside hitter Karley Allen posted a double-double of 11 kills and 18 digs. Senior middle blocker Santana Bishop (Gate City, Va.) earned five blocks and senior defensive specialist Erin Anderson (Richmond, Va.) served up two aces as freshman setter Morgan Milligan assisted on 34 of UVa-Wise's 40 kills.
 
Ohio Valley was led by Alyx's 12 kills and 10 digs, while Megan Morrison earned a match-high 29 digs and Emily Ohrn made a team-high 32 assists.
 
In the first match of the day, UVa-Wise was held to a .065 hitting percentage and 38 kills in four sets by Charleston. The Cavs made 29 attack errors as the Golden Eagles swung at a mark of .180 and tallied 47 kills and seven blocks. UVa-Wise did make seven aces in the match.
 
Charleston led 19-14 in the first set before the Cavs won seven of the next nine points to tie up the score at 21-all. However, the Golden Eagles ended up claiming four of the final five points in the set to earn a 25-22 opening set win. UVa-Wise played a competitive second set and had their best offensive performance of the match, recording 12 kills and hitting .179. The Cavs won the set 25-18 to tie up the match at a set a piece.
 
Storming out to a 15-4 lead, Charleston had its best performance of the match in the third set. The Golden Eagles swung .269 and made just two attack errors en route to a 25-12 third-set win. In the fourth set, Charleston continued its strong play and began to break away from UVa-Wise at 16-15. The Golden Eagles won four consecutive points to increase their lead to 20-15, before the Cavs got within two at 20-18. But that would be as close as UVa-Wise would get as Charleston won five of the next six points to take the fourth set 25-19 and the match.
 
Once again, Kain led the Cavs with 12 kills as sophomore right side hitter Amanda Auxier (Midlothian, Va.) hit nine and Allen added eight more. Allen, Anderson and sophomore outside hitter Kyra Jessee (Weber City, Va.) each got two aces, while Bishop made four blocks. Milligan earned a match-high 34 assists for UVa-Wise, and Allen and senior libero Erin Lee (Fincastle, Va.) got to 16 digs a piece.
 
Jordan Wittekind made 10 kills to lead Charleston as Carly Granger and Shiann White each contributed nine of their own. The Golden Eagles' Tori Clark registered a match-high six blocks and Jour'Ney Powell added five more. Kelsey Matusic recorded a match-high 20 digs for the Golden Eagles, while Claire Lambert dished out 23 assists.
 
The Cavs will play their 16th match out of the first 17 away from home this season on Thursday when UVa-Wise travels to Milligan College for a 6:30 p.m. first serve.
 
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