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Audrey Francis
0
Urbana UU 8-8 (4-1 MEC)
3
Winner Wheeling WU 16-3 (5-0 MEC)
Urbana UU
8-8 (4-1 MEC)
0
Final
3
Wheeling WU
16-3 (5-0 MEC)
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Urbana UU 21 22 14 (0)
Wheeling WU 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Andrew Woodley, Sports Information Director

No. 20 Volleyball sweeps Urbana; Francis reaches 2,000 digs

WHEELING, W.Va. (Oct. 11) – Junior Audrey Francis became the first player in program-history with 2,000 career digs, as the No. 20 Wheeling University volleyball team picked up a 3-0 sweep over Urbana Friday night in a Mountain East Conference (MEC) match.
 
THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score:  No. 20 Wheeling 3, Urbana 0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-14) Box Score 
  • Records: Wheeling (16-3, 5-0 MEC) | Urbana (8-8, 4-1 MEC)
  • Location: Alma Grace McDonough Center – Wheeling, West Virginia
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Cardinals opened up the match with five-straight points, before Urbana closed the gap and tied the set at 11-11.
  • Wheeling eventually re-built its lead to three, 20-17, to force a Blue Knight timeout. The Cardinals went on to close the set out at 25-21.
  • Urbana looked poised to take the second set when it held a 15-9 lead, but the Cardinals rallied back.
  • Wheeling had a four-point and a five-point spurt that allowed it to take an 18-17 lead.
  • Urbana reclaimed the lead at 20-19, but another rally propelled the Cardinals ahead. Wheeling notched five-straight points to take a 24-20 lead and closed out the set at 25-22.
  • The Cardinals controlled the third set to complete the sweep. 
  • Wheeling limited Urbana to a match-low negative-.125 hitting percentage in the third set with seven kills and 12 errors on 40 attacks.
  • The Blue Knights night ended with three-straight attack errors to seal the victory for the Cardinals.
TEAM LEADERS
  • Junior Audrey Francis (Sidney, Ohio/Fairlawn) finished with 20 digs and moved past the 2,000-dig plateau during the second set. She entered the night needing just nine digs for the mark.
  • Francis is the second Cardinal in program history to post 2,000 digs in a career and the third player in the six-year history of the MEC.
  • Senior Haley Kramer (Norwalk, Ohio/Monroeville) led the team with 12 kills, while adding five blocks.
  • Junior Breanna Kramer (Norwalk, Ohio/Monroeville) added 10 kills and a match-best six blocks.
UP NEXT
  • Wheeling will have a week off before traveling to Buckhannon, West Virginia to take on West Virginia Wesleyan on Friday, October 18 for a match at 7 p.m.
  • A live stream of the match will be available online and on The Mountain East Digital Network OTT app (Roku, AppleTV, Android, and Amazon Fire TV). 
 
 
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