Pushed to five sets for the second match in a row, the William & Mary volleyball team put together several outstanding individual efforts before being edged by Wofford, 3-2, on Saturday afternoon.  The Tribe and the Terriers both even their records at 1-1 on the season.

Leading the way for the Tribe was sophomore Heather Pippus (Lake Oswego, Ore.), who had the first double-double of the season with 18 kills and 11 digs.  She also added three blocks on the day, and hit .318 while coming just one kill shy of her career-high.  Junior Paige Humphrey (Oak Hill, Va.) did set her all-time best, smacking 12 kills to go with her three blocks, and freshman Casey Foote (Prospect, Ky.) was right behind her with 11 more kills, nine digs, and another three blocks.

Also of note, sophomore Katie Primatic (Pittstown, N.J.) nearly had an impressive double-double of her own, scoring nine kills and a match-high nine blocks.  Freshman Alex Stein (East Setauket, N.Y.) had seven kills and a pair of blocks, and classmate Autumn Brenner (McLean, Va.) was once again all over the offensive map, making 52 assists to go with three kills, four digs, two blocks, and a pair of service aces.  Senior libero Gabrielle Pe (Virginia Beach, Va.) had a match-high 20 digs to go with two aces, and freshman Samantha Conway (Mechanicsville, Va.) rounded out the notables with 12 digs and a team-best three service aces.

William & Mary is back in action this afternoon, taking on High Point in the final match of the Big Orange Bash.  The match was originally scheduled for a 4 p.m. start, but may be delayed due to the previous match (Clemson/High Point) running long.