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Haley Kindall (6) lined 8 kills vs. Clarion
0
Clarion CLAR 13-12
3
Winner Wheeling Jesuit WJU 21-3
Clarion CLAR
13-12
0
Final
3
Wheeling Jesuit WJU
21-3
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Clarion CLAR 18 19 17 (0)
Wheeling Jesuit WJU 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Chris Myers

Cardinals Power Past Golden Eagles

WHEELING, W.Va. – With a loud and supportive crowd on hand, the Wheeling Jesuit volleyball team powered past one of the Atlantic Region's top teams Clarion University, 3-0, on Tuesday night.
 
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The Golden Eagles (13-12) held slim early leads in each of the three sets, before the No. 6 ranked Cardinals (21-3) went on for the straight-sets win (25-18, 25-19, 25-17).
 
"We had super fan support tonight as the crowd was amazing for us," said WJU head coach Christy Benner. "It wasgreat competition against an always great team in Clarion."
 
Against a taller Clarion frontline, WJU pounded a .362 team hitting percentage with 45 kills and only seven attack errors in the three sets. The Cardinal frontline forced 22 Golden Eagle errors and posted 10 total team blocks.
 
Maddy Smyth downed 13 kills to lead the home hitters. Emma Schleucher and Haley Kindall added eight kills apiece. Schleucher chipped in two aces and Kindall five blocks. Kayce Krucki and Lauran Graves hit seven kills each and combined for a .387 hitting percentage.
 
WJU continues its three-match home stand with a Friday night, Oct. 24,match against Shepherd University starting at 7 p.m.
 
No. 6 WJU 3, Clarion 0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-17)
In the sets…
Trailing 6-5 in the first set, the Cardinals netted three points in a row to edge ahead, 9-6, and it was all the home team needed. WJU worked its way to a five-point lead, 18-13, on a Clarion attack error and a Kindall and Andrea Thobe block combo finished the set, 25-18.
 
Behind 5-4, WJU inched its way ahead with four consecutive points, 7-5. A Graves kill pushed the margin to 13-7 and Clarion cut the difference to no less than three points the rest of the way of the 25-19 set.
 
Wheeling Jesuit took a tight 7-6 lead and expanded it to 10-6 on a Krucki kill. The Cardinals addeda another five-point run to open a 21-13 lead off two Smith points. Kindall and Andrea Thobe, again, combined for another block of a Clarion attack to finish the match, 25-17.
 
By the numbers…
For the Cardinals
•Smyth – 13 kills, 3 BA
•Kindall – 8 kills, .571 pct. (0 E, 14 TA), 5 BA
•Andrea Thobe – 39 assists, 2 kills, ace, 5 digs, 4 BA
•Schleucher – 8 kills, 4 assists, 2 aces, BA
•Graves – 7 kills, 4 digs, 5 BA
•Krucki – 7 kills, 9 digs, 2 BA
•Jessica Thobe – 6 digs
 
For the Golden Eagles…
•Taylor Braunagel – 12 kills, 2 BA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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