PENSACOLA, Fla. (Sept. 7) – The No. 13 Wheeling University volleyball team earned a pair of wins on the final day of the West Florida Springhill Suites Invitational. The Cardinals swept Spring Hill 3-0, before closing the trip with a 3-1 win over host- and #24 West Florida.

THE RUNDOWN

• Final Score Match 1:  No. 13 Wheeling 3, Spring Hill 0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-23) Box Score 
• Final Score Match 2: No. 13 Wheeling 3, No. 24 West Florida 1 (25-20, 22-25, 25-16, 25-18) Box Score

• Records: Wheeling (3-1) | West Florida (2-2) | Spring Hill (1-3)
• Location: UWF Field House – Pensacola, Fla.

HOW IT HAPPENED vs. Spring Hill

• The Cardinals rallied from an early deficit to take the first set 25-21.
• Wheeling dominated the second set, including a string of eight-straight points, to win 25-12.
• The Cards completed the sweep of Spring Hill in the third set with a huge rally.
• Wheeling trailed 18-13, before rolling off six-straight points to take the lead.
• The Cardinals finished things off at 25-23 with a kill by senior Haley Kramer (Norwalk, Ohio/Monroeville) to seal the win.

TEAM LEADERS

• Kramer led the way with 13 kills and five blocks.
• Junior Cassie Meyer (Jackson Center, Ohio/Jackson Center) matched Kramer with 13 kills and added 12 digs and four blocks for a double-double.
• Junior Breanna Kramer (Norwalk, Ohio/Monroeville) chipped in 12 kills in the win.
• Senior Stephanie Sylvester (Oregon, Ohio/St. Ursula Academy) tossed around 42 assists and added 16 digs for a double-double.
• Junior Audrey Francis (Sidney, Ohio/Fairlawn) finished with 27 digs.

MATCH NOTES

• Wheeling finished with 11 blocks in the match, including five from both Haley Kramer and sophomore Allonda Watkins (Beachwood, Ohio/Beachwood)
• The Cardinals hit .378 (14 kills, zero errors, 37 attacks) in the second set and limited Spring Hill to a negative-0.75 percentage (8 kills, 11 errors, 40 attacks).

HOW IT HAPPENED vs. No. 24 West Florida

• The Cardinals held leads of 16-10 and 20-14, before holding off the Argonauts at 25-20 in the first set.
• Wheeling held a 12-4 lead in the second set, but West Florida rebounded to take the set at 25-22.
• The Cardinals rebounded with a big win in the third set. WU led 19-8, before closing out a 25-16 win.
• Wheeling led 11-8 in the fourth set before making its run for the win.
• The Cardinals took six of the next eight points and eventually clinched the win at 25-18.

TEAM LEADERS

• Meyer paced Wheeling with 20 kills, 20 digs, and four blocks.
• Breanna Kramer chipped in 16 kills.
• Sylvester finished with 47 assists and 16 digs.
• Francis was the top defensive player with 26 digs.

MATCH NOTES

• The Cardinals finished with 11 blocks, including eight from Watkins.
• Wheeling limited West Florida to a negative-hitting percentage in the final two sets and forced 34 attack errors in the match.

UP NEXT

• Wheeling travels to Minnesota next weekend for the St. Cloud State Invitational.
• The Cardinals will play four matches over two days, including two on Friday, September 13.
• WU will open the event with Minnesota-Crookston at 10 a.m. (9 a.m. CT)