• Senior Molly Livingston leads the way with 12 kills on a .688 hitting percentage.
• Sophomore Abby Bottomley posted a match-high 17 digs.
• The Panthers out hit UNC Asheville .353-.089 for the match.
 
HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point University volleyball team recorded its 13^th victory of the season beating UNC Asheville 3-0, 25-22, 25-9 and 25-14, today, Oct. 13 in the Millis Center.
 
"I felt like we struggled a little in the first set adjusting from some of the things USC Upstate did," head coach Ryan Meek said. "Whenever you play two matches in a weekend, it can be hard. I thought we did a great job last night dialing in on what Upstate wanted to do. The first set today we were struggling a little making the adjustments to Asheville, but as the first set ended and going into the second set we figured out how they were attacking us. We did a better job making the adjustments to what they wanted to do. Now we need to take a few days off and come back ready to prepare for Hampton and Campbell."
 
High Point (13-8, 8-1) out hit UNC Asheville (6-11, 1-6) .353-.089 and posted 46 kills to the Bulldogs' 25. The Panthers logged 51 kills, while the Bulldogs had 38. As a team, HPU recorded eight service aces in the match. Senior Molly Livingston led HPU with a match-high 12 kills and a .688 hitting percentage. Sophomore Abby Bottomley had a match-high 17 digs, while junior Jenna Weidner led the way with three service aces. 
 
High Point trailed UNC Asheville 9-5 before going on a 6-0 run to take an 11-9 lead in the first set. HPU finished the set 25-22. The Panthers out hit the Bulldogs .265-.206 and logged 15 kills to UNC Asheville's 11 in the first set. It was a team effort for High Point with seniors Jordan Hefner, Abby Broadstreet, Adeline Ellis and Livingston all contributing three kills.
 
In the second set, HPU led 9-7 then went on a 12-1 run to take control of the set. The Panthers took the set 25-9. As a team, High Point posted a .386 hitting percentage in the second set. Livingston was the leader for the Purple & White with eight kills on a .800 hitting percentage. Bottomley recorded 11 of her digs in the second set.
 
The Panthers were leading 8-4 in the third set before reeling off five straight points to push their lead to 13-4. High Point took the set 25-14. High Point out hit UNC Asheville .417-.094 in the fourth set. Hefner led the way with four kills and a .571 hitting percentage.
 
Up next, the Panthers will continue conference play as they travel to Hampton on Friday, Oct. 19 before going to Campbell Saturday, Oct. 20.
 
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