TUCSON, Ariz. – Senior Sydney Biniak and freshman Kate Dedrick both recorded double-digit kills to lead the William & Mary volleyball team during a 3-1 (21-25, 27-25, 19-25, 13-25) setback against Pac-12 foe Arizona in the Wildcat Classic on Friday afternoon. With the decision, the Tribe falls to 2-9 and the Wildcats improve to 5-2.
 
Biniak extended her double-digit kill streak to seven consecutive matches with 16 in the match. Dedrick reached 10-plus kills for the second straight contest as she clubbed 13 on a .355 attack percentage. The first-year player committed just two errors in her 31 attempts.
 
Arizona errors kept the first set close until the Wildcats took control of the frame on an 8-3 run. Dedrick hammered a kill and assisted Brown on a block, before an Arizona attack error cut the deficit to 18-14.  Another Wildcats' error brought the Tribe within three, 24-21, but a Dedrick swing was denied by McKenzie Jacobson and Paige Whipple to end the stanza.
 
The second set started even, before the Green and Gold went ahead 9-6 courtesy of three unanswered points. Three Arizona errors and a rejection from Biniak and freshman Taylor Heishman highlighted a 5-1 spark that granted W&M a 15-9 advantage. The Wildcats answered with four straight points out of a timeout to narrow the margin to 15-13. An Arizona ace then knotted the score at 24-all late in the frame. However, errors continued to plague the Wildcats as back-to-back attack misfires evened the match, 1-1.
 
Nonetheless, Arizona cut back on its mishaps and elevated its offensive attack in the third and fourth set to seal the match. The Wildcats' offense produced 19 kills apiece and totaled just four hitting errors in the last two frames to top W&M.
 
Inside the Numbers
Sophomore Autumn Brenner registered season-highs in both assists (40) and digs (10) for her first double-double of 2017…Brenner now has posted seven double-doubles in her young career…Junior Heather Pippus chipped in a season-high 13 digs…It's her first match of the year with double figure digs.
 
Notes

• Arizona leads the all-time series with a 1-0 mark following the first-ever meeting between the programs.
• Biniak has recorded 15-plus kills in her last five matches, including a career-best 29 against USC Upstate.
• Dedrick produced an attack percentage above .330 for the fourth time this year.
• Sophomore Casey Foote contributed seven kills and nine digs.
• Biniak, Heishman, and freshman Julia Brown notched two total blocks each.

Up Next
W&M will compete in its second match of the day against Illinois State at 7:30 PM EST. The Tribe wraps up the Wildcat Classic and its tournament schedule tomorrow with a tilt against New Mexico State at 12:30 PM EST.