HARTSVILLE, SC -- UVA Wise extended their winning streak to three matches as they defeated Coker 3-1 on Saturday, completing a season sweep of the Cobras. They were led by three players with double-digit kills, led by
Skye Williams' career-high of 21.
They have now won eleven South Atlantic Conference matches for the first time and are currently tied for fourth in the conference with Carson-Newman.
The Highland Cavaliers finished with 69 kills and a .237 hitting percentage, compared with 52 kills and a .169 mark for the Cobras.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Result: UVA Wise 3, Coker 1
Records: UVA Wise (13-10, 11-7 SAC); Coker (8-15, 3-14 SAC)
Location: Hartsville, SC | DeLoach Center
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set
- UVA Wise won the opening set 25-19 after scoring four straight points on
Maggy Sechrist's serve for a 5-0 lead and adding another four-point service stretch on
Olivia Amos' serve to go up 11-3.
- The Highland Cavaliers finished with 16 kills to the Cobras' 12, led by five from Sechrist and four from
Skye Williams.
- Amos assisted on 11 Cavalier kills, and the visitors scored four points on blocks or assisted blocks, including the final point from Sechrist and
Mable James.
Second Set
- The Cavs outkilled the Cobras 16-12, but the Cobras took the set 27-25.
- The Cavaliers rallied from a 22-19 deficit to lead 24-23, with kills from
Skye Williams,
Riley Brandon and
Maggy Sechrist and a service ace from
Olivia Amos during the late stretch.
- Williams led UVA Wise with six kills and a service ace, while Sechrist added five kills.
- Amos recorded 14 assists, one kill and one service ace for the Cavs.
Third Set
- The Cavaliers won the third set 25-22, taking four of the final five points after the teams were tied 21-21.
- UVA Wise built an early 10-4 lead with a 6-0 run from a 4-4 tie, with Amos serving for the last five points of the run.
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Skye Williams led Wise with five kills, while
Mia Poag added four kills, including the kill that put the Cavaliers at set point at 24-22.
- Amos distributed 11 assists and added a kill as the Highland Cavaliers finished with 15 kills in the set.
Fourth Set
- UVA Wise won the fourth set 25-23 to finish a 3-1 match victory.
- The Cavs recorded 21 kills in the set, compared with 15 for the Cobras, with Amos assisting on 14 Cavalier kills.
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Skye Williams and
Riley Brandon led the Highland Cavaliers with six kills apiece, while
Mable James added three kills.
- After the Cobras moved ahead 22-21, UVA Wise scored four of the final five points, including Brandon's kill to make it 24-23 and James' block on the final point.
GETTING WISE
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Skye Williams led the Cavs with a career-high 21 kills and 23.5 points while adding nine digs.
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Olivia Amos had a double-double as she recorded 51 assists, 11 digs and two service aces.
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Abigail Curtis finished with a career-high 40 digs and added four assists. With her ninth dig she passed the 1,755 by Kari Sparks (2001-04) to take over second place on the all-time digs list. Curtis now has 1,787. The 40 digs are the most in the program's NCAA Era and tied for sixth-most in program history with Britney Lawson (2005-08) who had 40 vs. Virginia Intermont on Oct. 4, 2007.
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Mable James posted eight kills and a team-leading eight total blocks.
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Maggy Sechrist and Rily Brandon each had ten kills apiece.
- The team now has seven road wins for only the third time ever in program history, tying the 2010 squad. The record for road wins in a season is ten set in the 2004 season. (The 2007 team won 15 matches away from Greear Gym, but nine of those were technically neutral site matches at tournaments.)
UP NEXT
UVA Wise will have a few days off before making the trip down US 23 to Mars Hill, North Carolina, to face Mars Hill next Friday at 7 p.m.
