Women's Volleyball downed at Newberry

NEWBERRY, S.C. – The Catawba College women's volleyball team fell to Newberry, 3-0, in a South Atlantic Conference duel on the road Tuesday evening.

TEAM STATS

- Catawba (1-8, 0-3 SAC) totaled 30 kills in the contest, just one fewer than Newberry (4-5, 1-1 SAC)

- The foes had similar numbers as the Wolves also held slight edges in assists (29-27), digs (38-34), and blocks (3-2)

- The Catawba Indians tallied three service aces while Newberry chalked up seven

- The Wolves posted a .305 hitting percentage, rivaling Catawba's .117 clip

- Newberry's offense accounted for 54.7 percent of its total points compared to a 68.2 percent mark for Catawba

INDIVIDUAL STATS

- Jordan Danielson spiked eight kills followed by Katrina Misra's seven

- Sofia Beard collected six kills on 14 swings, setting a new career-best hitting percentage of .357

- Sydney McCutcheon was tabbed with 20 helpers while sharing the team high of eight digs with Kary Hales

- Beard, Hales and Riley Hill landed one ace apiece

- The Catawba Indians' pair of blocks came via solo stops by Katie Clark and Natalie Rehm

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Set

- The squads were neck-and-neck until Newberry pulled out to an 8-5 lead

- Misra supplied a trio of kills to combat the hosts, reducing the gap to 14-12

- Kelcie Love chipped in two darts to keep proceedings close but the Wolves forced immediate side-outs on both

- Four consecutive points helped Newberry reach set point as Emma Christensen applied the decider to secure a 25-18 triumph

Second Set

- Errant Catawba attacks and Samantha Shaffer kills early on allowed the Wolves to develop a 9-3 advantage

- Beard kills intertwined with Newberry tallies kept the difference at six points, 13-7

- The Wolves' lead expanded to 21-9 as a result of Catawba miscues

- Not including the two points provided by Beard, who finished with five of Catawba's eight kills in the stanza, the blue and white offense was suppressed as Newberry moved one set closer to victory

Third Set

- The Catawba Indians started the third frame strong with Hill and Beard acing serves and the Wolves suffering from errors

- After Newberry tied the set at 9-all, Danielson tacked on two kills and McCutcheon found paydirt to force the hosts to call their first timeout of the match

- Gaffes from both teams kept the score even, reaching 18-18

- Lengthy service periods from Kate Brown and Katy Morrison were interrupted by Danielson strikes before Shaffer knocked in match point to finalize the contest

UP NEXT

Catawba returns to Goodman Arena on Friday, Sep. 27 for an in-state SAC clash with Mars Hill at 7 p.m.