EMORY, VA – UVA Wise hit .345 with 50 kills to defeat Emory & Henry 3-0 in a South Atlantic Conference match Tuesday evening. The win gives UVA Wise the season sweep over the Wasps for the second straight season.
Senior
Abigail Curtis continues to leave her mark on the program as she notched the 100th service ace of her career to close out the second set.
With the win and losses by Carson-Newman and Catawba tonight, the Cavs move into a three-way tie for fourth place in the SAC standings as the three have identical 9-7 records.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Result: UVA Wise 3, Emory & Henry 0
Records: UVA Wise (11-10, 9-7 SAC); Emory & Henry (1-19, 0-15 SAC)
Location: Emory, VA | King Center
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set
- The Cavaliers won the opening set 25-16 after using a nine-point run to turn a 4-2 deficit into an 11-4 lead.
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Abigail Curtis served eight straight UVA Wise points during that stretch.
- The Cavs finished with an 18-9 advantage in kills, led by six from
Maggy Sechrist and four from
Skye Williams.
Second Set
- UVA Wise won the set 25-18 and finished with 15 kills, while Emory & Henry had seven.
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Skye Williams led the Cavs with five kills in the set, followed by Sechrist with four and
Annabelle Dowell with three.
- The Highland Cavaliers used a 7-0 run to move from a 7-5 deficit to a 12-7 lead, with
Abigail Curtis serving the final six points of the stretch and adding an ace.
- UVA Wise recorded four service aces in the set, including two from Curtis.
Third Set
- The Cavaliers won the third set 25-18 to finish a 3-0 match victory.
- UVA Wise closed the set with six consecutive points, including five straight on
Maggy Sechrist's serve after leading 20-18.
- The Cavs recorded 17 kills in the set, led by
Skye Williams with five and Sechrist with four.
GETTING WISE
- Sechrist finished with 14 kills, and 12 digs.
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Skye Williams matched the team lead with 14 kills while hitting .406 and adding nine digs.
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Olivia Amos handed out 40 assists, served two aces and added nine digs.
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Abigail Curtis recorded a team-high 21 digs and served two aces. The second ace, which ended the second set, was the 100th of her career. She becomes the eighth Highland Cavalier to pass the 100 ace mark and is the first to pass it since Karley Allen in the 2016 season. She currently trails seventh-place Kristen Salyer (2005-08), who had 107.
- The .345 hitting percentage is the second highest of the season, trailing the .467 UVA Wise hit against E&H in the Prior Center in September.
- The win is the fourth in a row for the Cavs over the Wasps and improves the series to 15-14 all-time. This is the first time UVA Wise has led in the all-time series.
UP NEXT
The Highland Cavaliers will open up a two-match SAC road swing when they visit Wingate on Friday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m.
