SPARTANBURG, S.C. – High Point volleyball put on a show at the Jerry Richardson Stadium on Tuesday evening, in the teams first mid-week matchup against the Terriers of Wofford College. Falling in the first set, the Panthers came back and took a 2-1 lead before going the full five sets to win 3-2.
Dylan Maberry had another milestone night, eclipsing 29 kills for a new-career high to tie the second most kills in a single match in program history. She was five kills away from breaking the program record, which was set by Jaime Kaufman in 2006 against Coastal Carolina with 33. By the third set, she had already punched in 20 kills and broke her previous career-high (25) mid-way in the fourth.
Along with Maberry,
Christine Graf also reached double digits in kills, tying her career-high with 22 kills, She previously set her career-high during her freshman season at California Baptist during the 2019 season.
Site: Jerry Richardson Stadium
Score: High Point 3, Wofford 2
Records: High Point (4-3), Wofford (4-2)
After a sluggish first set for the Panthers, High Point got it rolling in the second and third. Halfway through the second set was tied at 16 all before HPU took their first lead of the match. A tag teamed effort from Maberry and Graf tied the match at 1-1.
The third set witnessed the Panthers offense and defense firing on all cylinders. A combination of big-time blocks and big-time kills pushed HPU to the 25-22 win. A stretch of kills from
Eve Wilson, Maberry, Graf and a service ace from
Allie Gray forced a time out for the Terriers.
Anna Wilson got in on the action with a kill and two blocks. High Point took a 20-14 lead with a kill from Graf before a combination of five kills from Maberry and Graf earned the 25
th point of the set.
Carrying the momentum into the fourth set, the Panthers started off hot with an 14-4 lead after hammering it down from the outside and the middle. Experiencing some turbulence after remaining ahead 18-12, seven kills by Wofford made it a close game. The Terriers earned the last three points to force a fifth set.
The fifth set was a nail biter. The highest lead of the set was just two points by either team. There were six tie ups after the 10-10 score with Wofford taking a one point lead in four out of six times. The Panthers made it count at the end with a kill from Maberry followed by a Terrier error for the 17-15 victory.
UP NEXT
High Point hosts the HPU Invitational this coming weekend, beginning on Friday night at 6:00 pm. The Panthers will welcome ETSU to Millis for the home opener.
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