Volleyball: WVU Downs Oakland
September 02, 2005 07:28 PM | General
September 2, 2005
AKRON, Ohio - The West Virginia University volleyball team defeated Oakland 3-0 (30-25, 30-25, 30-28) in its first match of the weekend at the Akron Early Bird Invitational on Friday, Sept. 2 in Akron, Ohio.
West Virginia (2-2) used team effort to get a win over the Golden Grizzles. Seniors Stephanie Zolna and Kelly Mullins led the Mountaineers with 17 and 16 kills respectively. Sophomore Kailee Goold had a tremendous game, contributing 41 assists to the win.
"Kelly was hitting the ball well with some great power," assistant coach Camille Gutierrez said. "Stephanie also had a great game as she was serving with some good power."
Oakland (0-3) was led by Whitney Lane who totaled 8 kills and 16 digs. The Golden Grizzlies leader in assists was Becca Moller, with 34.
"Statistically, we had a good hitting game," Gutierrez said. "Our hitting errors were down, which is a good improvement. This match was a good wake-up call for the rest of the weekend, as we'll need to play better in our games tomorrow."
The Mountaineers return to action for two matches Saturday when they face Elon at noon and tournament host Akron at 7 p.m.
