October 11, 2002

Box Score

Hokies 3, Pirates 0

 

BLACKSBURG, Va. - The Virginia Tech volleyball team won its second straight BIG EAST match Friday, defeating Seton Hall, 3-0, at Cassell Coliseum. Game scores were 30-20, 30-23 and 30-25. With the win the Hokies improve to 11-8, 4-1 in the conference, while the loss drops the Pirates to 8-13, 0-3 in the conference.

The first game started out close, as the two teams traded points for most of the early going. The Pirates were up as many as three before several errors by Seton Hall opened the door for Tech's comeback. A kill by Cheryl Stinson (Ottawa, Ontario) brought the Hokies within one at 11-12, and a kill by Ana Lang (Cuba, N.Y.) tied the game at 12. The two teams continued to battle, trading points until the score was 15-14 in favor of the Hokies. Tech scored seven straight points to pull away from Seton Hall and take game one, 30-20.

In game two, the Pirates came out strong, building a 5-2 lead. The Hokies came back, taking advantage of three consecutive attacking errors by Seton Hall to take the lead, 6-5. The Hokies scored four of the next six points to extend the margin to 10-7. The game remained close until a kill by Lang made the score 17-14 in favor of Tech. The Hokies continued to take advantage of Pirate errors and use strong hitting to extend their lead. A kill by sophomore Annie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) pushed the score to 23-18, and the Hokies never looked back, winning game two, 30-23.

Tech, looking to close out the match, came out hot in the third game. The Hokies built a quick 9-5 lead that the Pirates were never able to overcome. Kills by Jenny Hill (Holland, Mich.), Sarah Rogers (Marietta, Ga.) and Lang helped the Hokies open up a 18-9 lead. Seton Hall got as close as one, 23-22, before the Hokies pulled away. A kill by Lang wrapped up game three, 30-25, and the match for Tech.

The Hokies were led by Lang with 15 kills, two service aces, one block assist and 10 digs. Stinson had 10 kills on 20 attempts with two errors for an attack percentage of .400. She also added two solo blocks and three block assists. Spicer tallied nine kills, one service ace, two block assists and six digs. Hill and Rogers added five block assists each.

The Hokies will be back in action in another BIG EAST matchup Sunday, Oct. 13, taking on Rutgers in Cassell Coliseum at 2 p.m.