Unbeaten Tech sweeps NJIT at American Tournament
Hokies move to 7-0 on the season
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Virginia Tech volleyball squad moved to 7-0, opening the American Tournament by issuing the New Jersey Institute of Technology its first loss of the season, 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-16), in Bender Arena on Friday night.
Senior Betsy Horowitz paced the Hokies (7-0, 0-0 ACC), who continued their best start in school history, with the best performance of her young season, racking up 15 kills on a .500 hitting percentage and five blocks. Sophomore Erin Leaser recorded 35 assists, while senior Jill Gergen dug 12 attacks. As a team, Tech hit .291 in the match and held NJIT (8-1, 0-0 Great West) to a .101 clip, its sixth straight opponent to hit under a .200 clip. The Hokies registered nine blocks to the Highlanders' three.
In set one, Tech opened up to a 9-5 advantage, forcing an NJIT timeout, which the Highlanders responded to. NJIT battled back to even the frame at 13 apiece and gave the Hokies a fight the rest of the way. Tied at 17, Tech buried the Highlanders with an 8-3 run, taking the opening stanza, 25-20.
Tech dominated the second set, going on an early 8-0 run, which included five consecutive kills by Horowitz, to extend out to a 13-4 lead. The Hokies pulled all the way out to a 10-point advantage at 18-8, and eventually captured the period, 25-17. The Hokies struck at a .469 clip in the set.
Another early run gave the Hokies an advantage in set 3 at 11-6, a lead they would never relinquish. The Highlanders could cut the lead to no less than three points, as Tech ran away with the final frame, 25-16, and won the match 3-0.
Tech continues the American Tournament on Saturday, as it plays Yale at 11 a.m., in Bender Arena. Yale puts its unbeaten record on the line tonight against American, who the Hokies play in the nightcap on Saturday at 7 p.m. Results for the Tech matches will be available on hokiesports.com.
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Hokies move to 7-0 on the season
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Virginia Tech volleyball squad moved to 7-0, opening the American Tournament by issuing the New Jersey Institute of Technology its first loss of the season, 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-16), in Bender Arena on Friday night.
Senior Betsy Horowitz paced the Hokies (7-0, 0-0 ACC), who continued their best start in school history, with the best performance of her young season, racking up 15 kills on a .500 hitting percentage and five blocks. Sophomore Erin Leaser recorded 35 assists, while senior Jill Gergen dug 12 attacks. As a team, Tech hit .291 in the match and held NJIT (8-1, 0-0 Great West) to a .101 clip, its sixth straight opponent to hit under a .200 clip. The Hokies registered nine blocks to the Highlanders' three.
In set one, Tech opened up to a 9-5 advantage, forcing an NJIT timeout, which the Highlanders responded to. NJIT battled back to even the frame at 13 apiece and gave the Hokies a fight the rest of the way. Tied at 17, Tech buried the Highlanders with an 8-3 run, taking the opening stanza, 25-20.
Tech dominated the second set, going on an early 8-0 run, which included five consecutive kills by Horowitz, to extend out to a 13-4 lead. The Hokies pulled all the way out to a 10-point advantage at 18-8, and eventually captured the period, 25-17. The Hokies struck at a .469 clip in the set.
Another early run gave the Hokies an advantage in set 3 at 11-6, a lead they would never relinquish. The Highlanders could cut the lead to no less than three points, as Tech ran away with the final frame, 25-16, and won the match 3-0.
Tech continues the American Tournament on Saturday, as it plays Yale at 11 a.m., in Bender Arena. Yale puts its unbeaten record on the line tonight against American, who the Hokies play in the nightcap on Saturday at 7 p.m. Results for the Tech matches will be available on hokiesports.com.
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