Game, set, match- CU triumphs

The Concord University vol- leyball team swept West Vir- ginia State (25-16, 27-25, 25-15) Saturday afternoon at the Carter Center.

With the win, Concord im- proves to 13-11 overall and 3-7 in the Mountain East Confer- ence while West Virginia State fell to 4-16 overall and 2-9 in league play. The Mountain Lions were led by senior middle hitter Sarah Jones who had 12 kills and seven blocks. Jones hit an impressive .435 while committing just two errors in 23 attack attempts.

Freshman setter Casey Man- deville tallied a team-high 16 assists for the Mountain Lions, marking the ninth straight match she the Plain City, Ohio native has had 10 or more assists.

After CU coasted to a nine-point victory in game one, Concord fell behind 12-6 and trailed 20-16 in game two before roaring back to tie the set at 24 before winning 27-25. Several Mountain Lions had an influence in CU’s come- back as freshman middle hitter Alexis Elliott, freshman middle hitter Shea Hoffman, Jones, Mandeville and senior outside hitter Brytni Willis all had one kill over CU’s final 11 points. Hoffman clinched the second set with one of her three blocks for the match.

Concord put away West Vir- ginia State in the third set by only trailing once (2-1) and scoring 10 of the match’s final 16 points. Senior setter Nikki McMillan finished with 15 assists while Willis had seven kills and 10 digs.

Next up for the Mountain Lions will be an MEC contest with West Liberty at the Carter Center Friday night at 5:00 p.m. The match will be Concord’s “Pink” game in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. All fans are encouraged to wear pink.