Wright State University
4-7
West Virginia
1-10
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 26 | 24 | 28 | 0 |
| Wright State | 30 | 30 | 30 | 3 |
Volleyball Sweeps West Virginia in Home Opener
9/15/2006 12:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
The Wright State volleyball team opened the home portion of its schedule in grand fashion Friday night as, behind the play of junior Tara Geegan and Alisha Kimbro, WSU swept West Virginia in its opening match of the Raider Challenge, defeating the Mountaineers 30-26, 30-24, 30-28.
Wright State trailed 16-14 in game one before taking the lead to stay with six straight points, including the first two as a result of Geegan kills. The Mountaineers drew as close at 27-26 before the Raiders won the game by scoring the final three points, capped off on kills by Jenny Schultz and Geegan.
An 8-2 burst in game two, five as a result of kills by Geegan, gave WSU a 12-6 advantage, but West Virginia eventually tied the score at 21 on three consecutive points of its own. A service error put WSU back in front and four unanswered points, two as a result of kills from Schultz and Lexi Leonhard, carried the Raiders to the win.
The Raiders then scored the first four points of game three, but it was back and forth from there as Wright State's lead was never more than five. The Mountaineers came as close as 29-28 on kills from Lisa Hough and Abby Raines, but Geegan followed with a spike to close out WSU's third straight win.
Wright State outhit WVU for the match .269-.172 and had a 55-41 differential in kills.
Geegan finished with 18 kills as she hit .469 overall while Schultz posted a double-double of 14 kills and 10 digs as she hit .333. Kimbro added nine kills and nine digs, Sarah Poling 13 digs and Leonhard 10 digs. Setter Lindsey Frank tallied 48 assists and eight digs.
West Virginia (1-10) was led by Abby Tevis' 10 kills.
In the opening match of the Raider Challenge, Akron defeated Denver 30-24, 30-23, 28-30, 30-24.
Wright State, now 4-7 on the season, wraps up play in the Raider Challenge Saturday at the C.J. McLin Gymnasium with two matches, taking on Akron at 10 a.m. followed by Denver at 7:30 p.m.
