College of Charleston
Wofford
Shelton Reaches 2,000 Digs In CofC Sweep at Wofford
11/3/2012 12:08:00 AM | Volleyball
The win gave the Cougars their 20th win of the season (20-7, 11-2) as CofC moved into a half-game out of first place in the SoCon South Division.
Currently ranked third in the league in digs, Shelton now has 2,005 career digs putting her second all-time in school history behind Marie Dobrenz (2,480) who is on the CofC Volleyball Wall of Fame.
Darcy Dorton led the offensive attack with 14 kills and eight digs and Melissa Morello notched 11 kills and seven assists. Sloane White hit .700 on the match with seven kills on 10 attempts and no errors.
Kerstin Koehler made three blocks and six kills, while Taeler Davis tallied 38 assists and a career-high five service aces.
The Cougars hit .282 as a team and held the Terriers to a .210 hitting percentage. Both teams notched six blocks, but the Cougars outdug Wofford 44-37.
"It's a great start to a tough road weekend," head coach Jason Kepner said. "I am proud of how the team played to get a 3-0 win over a squad that was coming in confident. We did a nice job of establishing our level of play early and staying consistent."
Wofford was led by Amanda Liguori's 11 kills and Wendy Burnett's 10 kills. Reagan Styles made a match-high 16 digs.
College of Charleston broke open the first set with a 6-0 run, including four straight service aces from Davis, to build an 11-5 lead. The Cougars used another 6-0 run a few points later to extend the lead to 17-7 and keep Wofford at bay. Two Terrier attack errors ended the set at 25-16 for the Cougars. The visitors hit .290 and held Wofford to just .125. Shelton made six digs and Morello led the offensive effort with four kills, four digs and a block.
Wofford never led in the second set, but a .355 hitting mark kept the Terriers within three or four points for the entire frame. Kills from White and Morello gave the Cougars set point at 24-20. However, Wofford scored the next three points to bring the set to a tense 24-23 score. Dorton connected during the next point for her fifth kill of the set to end the Terrier threat and give CofC a 25-23 win.
The third set was close throughout as Wofford cut a 21-17 Cougar lead to 21-20 after a Liguori kill. Morello and Dorton notched the next two kills and Koehler finished the set and the match for the Cougars with a kill, 25-22. CofC's defense held Wofford to .167 hitting in the final set.
College of Charleston plays Furman on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. for the Paladins' senior day.
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