NORFOLK, Va. — William & Mary secured its second straight sweep on Tuesday night at Gill Gymnasium, taking down Norfolk State 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 27-25).
The Tribe totaled 44 kills and hit a season-high .340 while holding the Spartans to a .146 hitting percentage.
The Tribe answered NSU's opening point with six straight in the first set, using an
Emily McKee ace, three
Teagan Pocius kills set by
Cate Hatfield and a Hatfield kill to move in front 6-1.
The Spartans cut the score to 13-11, but W&M continued to side out and later got kills from
Katherine Arnason,
Audrey Brcka and
Olivia Westfort. A Westfort block on the final point closed a 25-17 set win for the Green and Gold.
W&M turned a 5-5 second-set score into an 11-5 lead with a six-point run, with Arnason adding two kills, McKee serving an ace and Brcka adding a kill during the stretch.
Hatfield helped keep the offense moving with assists on kills by Arnason, Brcka, Pocius and Westfort as the Tribe maintained control. The Green and Gold closed the set at 25-16 on Hatfield's kill from
Avery Horejsi.
The Tribe erased a 19-16 deficit in the third set, using kills from Brcka and Westfort around an NSU attack error to move in front 20-19.
After the Spartans reached set point at 24-23, W&M won four of the final five points, with
Sophia Van Name putting the Green and Gold ahead 25-24 and Brcka finishing the 27-25 set with a kill.
STAT NUGGETS
- Horejsi led the Tribe with 21 digs.
- Hatfield totaled 35 assists along with nine digs.
- Arnason had four service aces and 10.5 points.
- Van Name had five kills on a perfect 1.000 hitting percentage.
- Pocius had a team-high 11 points, scoring nine kills on .500 hitting.
UP NEXT
The Tribe travels to Boone, N.C., to face Appalachian State on Friday in the Mountaineer Classic at 3 p.m.
