FROSTBURG, Md. (Oct. 5) – Junior libero Audrey Francis (Sidney, Ohio/Fairlawn) moved into second-place all-time in the Mountain East Conference (MEC) for career digs, as the No. 20 Cardinals completed a 3-0 sweep at Frostburg State Saturday afternoon in a Mountain East Conference (MEC) match.
 
THE RUNDOWN

• Final Score:  No. 20 Wheeling 3, Frostburg State 0 (25-15, 25-5, 25-13) Box Score 
• Records: Wheeling (13-3, 3-0 MEC) | Frostburg State (7-7, 0-4 MEC)
• Location: Frostburg, Maryland

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cardinals posted 16 kills in the first set on their way to a 25-15 win.
• Wheeling had arguably its most dominant defensive performance in a set this season when it held the Bobcats to three kills with eight errors and yielded only five points to win by 20 points.
• The Cardinals closed the match out with a 25-13 win in the third set, while forcing nine Frostburg State errors.

WHEELING LEADERS

• Francis only needed two of her match-best 24 digs to move up the all-time list.
• She eclipsed the mark of 1,943 by Fairmont State's Megan Clerico (2015-18) and now only trails current West Liberty senior Kailee Cunningham for the all-time record.
• Senior Haley Kramer (Norwalk, Ohio/Monroeville) and junior Abby Strait (Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport) each finished with 10 kills to lead the Cardinals.
• Strait and sophomore Allonda Watkins (Beachwood, Ohio/Beachwood) each had four blocks.

UP NEXT

• Wheeling will travel to Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday, October 8 to take on Ohio Dominican for a non-conference match at 7 p.m.
• The match will be live streamed online courtesy of Ohio Dominican here.