Ball State University
6-6
Wright State
1-14
WVB Hits Another High Mark In Sweep Of Wright State
September 15, 2012 | Women's Volleyball
MUNCIE, Ind. - - The Ball State (6-6) offense carried over its hot hand from Friday night, posting its second straight season-best hitting mark, at .330 (52-14-115), in a 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-16) sweep of Wright State (1-14) in Saturday's morning match of the Ball State Tournament at Worthen Arena.
In the second match of Saturday's morning session in the Ball State Tournament, Wyoming (11-2) scored a 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-18) sweep of Pittsburgh (8-4). With each having 2-0 records to date in the tournament, the Cardinals and Cowgirls will square off in the championship match of the Ball State Tournament at 7 p.m. this evening.
Senior outside hitter Kara Bates (Bradley, Ill./Bradley Bourbonnais Community/Maryland) continued to pace the offensive charge, racking up a match-best 15 kills while hitting for a .444 (15-3-27) rate of success. She also tallied eight digs and a pair of block assists.
Senior transfer middle hitter Lisa Scott (McLean, Va. /Langley/Maryland) also turned in a strong performance, smashing a Ball State career-high 11 kills, including the Cardinals' first two points of the contest. At the net, Scott added a pair of solo blocks and two block assists to lead all players once again with four total blocks.
Junior opposite Lauren Grant (Eagan, Minn./Eastview/Cincinnati) added nine kills for the Cardinals and White, while hitting .389 (9-2-18).
In the backcourt, junior libero Catie Fredrich (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls) led all players with 17 digs, helping the BSU backcourt hold a 55-39 edge in the category for the match. Freshman defensive specialist Taylor Richardson (Selma, Ind./Wapahani) also collected double-digit digs for the Cardinals with 11.
Heidi Splinter led the Wright State offense with nine kills, while adding 12 digs. Raiders libero Katie Glassmeyer collected a team-best 15 digs.
Overall, the Ball State defense limited the Wright State attack to a .091 (22-13-99) hitting mark thanks in part to a 6-3 advantage in team blocks.
Scott got the ball rolling fast for the Cardinals with kills on the first two rallies, and would add two more as Ball State played to a 10-3 advantage. Ball State would claim its first 10-point advantage at the 15-5 mark off a kill from junior outside hitter Kylee Baker (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North). Freshman setter Jenna Spadafora (Fort Wayne, Ind./Carroll) would produce the final two kills for the Cardinals in a 25-15 opening-set victory.
Wright State would pull out to a 10-7 lead in the second set, only to have the Cardinals rattle off the next nine points thanks in part to five kills from Bates and some strong serving from senior defensive specialist Lauren Schlaker (Oswego, Ill./Oswego East) who added an ace. From there, the Cardinals would go on to win the set 25-17 on another Spadafora blast.
The teams battled to an 8-8 deadlock in the third set, before a four-point run capped by another ace from Schlaker gave BSU the edge for good. A solo block from Scott would give the Cardinals match-point at 24-16, while senior defensive specialist/outside hitter Claire Farkas (Granger, Ind./Penn) ended the match on the next rally with her lone kill of the morning.
