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Raiders Win
3
Winner Wright State WSU 2-1
1
West Virginia WVU 2-1
Winner
Wright State WSU
2-1
3
Final
1
West Virginia WVU
2-1
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wright State WSU 25 27 19 25 (3)
West Virginia WVU 20 25 25 21 (1)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Communications

@WSUVball Upsets West Virginia

Raiders Notch Win Over Big 12 Team

The Wright State volleyball team came out strong and stayed strong to defeat the host West Virginia of the Big 12 at the West Virginia Invitational Saturday afternoon 3-1.  It was WSU's first win over a Power Five Conference member since 2006.

First Set
The Raiders took control early with a 5-1 lead and increased it to 19-11 to win 25-20.  Abby Barcus led the way with six kills, three digs and a service ace while Celia Powers posted four kills and Lainey Stephenson had eight assists.  As a team, WSU hit .235.

Second Set
Wright State was up 23-20 and thwarted a Mountaineers comeback attempt to win 27-25 to take a 2-0 lead.  The set was tight throughout with the Raider three-point lead being the largest lead.  Stephenson had nine assists and collected five kills as Teddie Sauer also picked up five kills.  Alannah Lemming had three kills.

Third Set
WSU led 16-11 but the Mountaineers came back to win the set 25-19, scoring the final five points.  Sauer added three kills as Lemming and Barcus each had two more.  Jenna Story carried a total of 23 digs with four more in the third set.

Fourth Set
Jumping out to a 6-1 lead, WVU could only tie the score at 10 and 13 before the Raiders extended their advantage to 21-15, winning the fourth set 25-21.  Three Raiders ended in double-figure kills with Barcus and Sauer at 11 and Powers at 10.  Lemming had nine kills, hitting .400.  Stephenson finished with 36 assists, and seven kills as Story posted 30 digs.

All Tournament Team
Wright State's Abby Barcus and Teddie Sauer were named to the All-Tournament Team and Sauer was named the MVP.

In terms of team winners, there was a three-way tie for first place based on UConn, Wright State and West Virginia all holding a 2-1 record. The tiebreaker is based on set percentage. Wright State was 8-6 with a percentage of 0.571, West Virginia was 7-4 with a percentage of 0.636 and UConn was 6-7 with a percentage of 0.461. West Virginia wins the tiebreaker, while Wright State comes in second.

What Matters is saying
"We just beat a very good and talented West Virginia team in four sets.  We came out today and wanted to compete and that's what we did today.  Teddie was the MVP and Abby was named to the all-tournament team.  I am really proud of the players, it was a great win for the team and the athletic department."

Next Up
The Raiders (2-1) will play Mercer, Saint Francis and Morehead State next weekend in the Comfort Inn-vitational in Morehead, KY.
 
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