WISE -- UVA Wise lost to Converse 3-1 (25-20, 20-25, 16-25, 18-25) in non-conference action Tuesday evening. The Cavaliers opened the match with an 8-0 run and took the first set, but Converse answered by winning each of the next three.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Result: Converse 3, UVA Wise 1
Records: UVA Wise (9-9); Converse (13-9)
Location: Wise, VA | David J. Prior Convocation Center
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set
- The Cavaliers won the set 25-20 after opening with an 8-0 run;
Maggy Sechrist served the final seven points of that stretch and had an ace.
- The Cavaliers finished with 13 kills to Converse's nine, with
Mable James recording four and
Skye Williams and Sechrist adding three apiece.
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Olivia Amos assisted on 11 of the Cavaliers' 13 kills, including three each to Williams and James.
Second Set
- Converse took the set 25-20 and held an 18-12 advantage in kills.
- The Cavaliers spread their attack across five players, with
Riley Brandon,
Serina Petersen and
Mable James recording three kills apiece.
- Amos assisted on 10 of the Cavaliers' kills, while
Libby Nickels recorded two service aces.
- The Cavs used a four-point push to tie the set at 15-15, getting two Brandon kills and two Nickels aces during the sequence.
Third Set
- Converse won the set 25-16, finishing with 15 kills to the Cavaliers' 12.
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Riley Brandon and
Mable James led the Cavs with four kills each, while Amos had 11 assists in the set.
- Converse used a five-point run to move from a 12-10 lead to 17-10, and the Cavaliers got no closer than five points the rest of the set.
Fourth Set
- The Cavaliers dropped the fourth set 25-18, with Converse taking the match 3-1.
- Converse finished the set with a 15-9 edge in kills and a 3-1 advantage in service aces.
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Mable James led the Cavs with three kills in the set, while Amos assisted on five of the Cavaliers' nine kills.
- Converse used two scoring stretches to move from a 7-4 deficit to a 17-8 lead.
GETTING WISE
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Mable James led the Cavaliers with 14 kills and 14.5 points while hitting .360.
- Amos recorded 37 assists, 15 digs and two block assists.
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Abigail Curtis collected 21 digs and added three assists.
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Riley Brandon finished with nine kills on a .368 hitting percentage, plus one service ace and one block assist.
UP NEXT
The Highland Cavaliers host Lincoln Memorial on Friday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. and Carson-Newman at 2 p.m. Saturday.
