HIGH POINT, N.C. – High Point University women's volleyball cruised to another victory at the Millis Center on Friday night. The 3-1 win over Presbyterian College kept the win streak alive for the fourth consecutive game.
Gabrielle Idlebird had an outstanding performance from the middle, leading the team with 12 kills for an attack percentage of .522.
Ryan Meek - "I thought aside from the fourth set, I think Presbyterian played a little better in the fourth set, but I think aside from that set we were great. We held them close to negative for the rest of the match and sided it out well above 70% for the rest of it. I think aside from the 4th set we were great, and the 4th set we must chalk up to learning that we have to come out of the locker room ready to go if we are up 2-0 and not give a team life."
Site: Millis Center
Score: High Point 3 (25, 25, 15, 25), Presbyterian 1 (14, 9, 25, 12)
Records: High Point (16-8, 9-1), Presbyterian (6-15, 2-7)
Sydney Palazzolo opened the first set with three straight ace's to contribute to the Panther's early 4-0 lead. The hot streak continued as High Point advanced to a 9-1 lead with the help of
Dylan Maberry and Palazzolo.
Presbyterian did not have an answer for the Panthers in set one as HPU kept the pressure on gaining the team's largest lead of 10 at 22-12 before securing set one, 25-14.
High Point did not let up in set two, as Idlebird went for three straight kills to give the Panthers a 4-0 advantage.
Adding to the mix was
Maggie Salley,
Sopheea Mink and
Lucy Dumford who helped the Panthers take their largest lead of the game, 14 to make it 19-5.
There was no stopping to the Panthers groove, as the team powered through the set to win 25-9.
Set three witnessed a rocky set for the Panthers as the Blue Hose showed up to play. After being down 7-3, Idlebird and Salley close the gap to one, but Presbyterian was able to gain momentum to stretch their lead back up to 13-8.
The Panthers returned to set four with confidence after dropping the third set 15-25, opening with a 7-2 lead. HPU went on a run and during the run, Palazzolo decided to mix up her serve by adding a top spin to it. Landing an ace just barely on the back row, gave High Point a 16-6 lead.
With the momentum rolling, the Panthers pressed on to a 25-12 win to take the final victory over Presbyterian, 3-1
Up Next: High Point is back on the road next weekend traveling to Charleston, South Carolina for a Big South matchup with Charleston Southern. The first serve is set for 6:00pm.
#GoHPU
