SPARTANBURG, S.C. –
Grey Breen's career night helped pushed the Spartans to a 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-17) win over the Wofford Terriers on Friday night in Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Wofford jumped out to a 10-8 lead. UNCG's eight points came from Hannah Knier, Grey Breen, and Kayla White.
- The Spartans kept the set close, the biggest lead being two, before the Blue and Gold scored four straight points to take set one, 25-20.
- Amanda Garvens started the scoring for the Spartans in the second set. From there, UNCG jumped out to a 7-1 lead.
- Kayla White dug her 1,000th career dig in the second set when the Spartans led 9-5.
- UNCG kept the lead throughout the rest of the set and won 25-18.
- Wofford had the two-point lead early in the set, 8-6. Amanda Garvens' second kill of the night started a 5-0 to take the 13-10 lead. Brittany Wood, Kayla White, and Grey Breen scored during the run.
- The Spartans held the lead and took the set and match in three sets.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Grey Breen finished the match with a new career high .632 hitting percentage on 14 kills and 19 total attempts. The junior only had two errors. She also led the match with two solo blocks.
- Kayla White surpassed another career milestone in the 3-0 win. The outside hitter now has 1,004 digs in her career.
- Gabriela McHugh's 33 assists on the match brings her career total to 2,169. She currently sits in 8th in the All-Time Career Assists.
- McHugh and Jenna Wiggs led the Spartans with eight digs in the match. Kayla White and Stephanie Meysembourg followed with seven.
- The Spartans improve to 15-3, 4-1 on the season, continuing their record-breaking season.
COREY CARLIN'S COURSE OF THOUGHT
"Our team showed great fight tonight. Wofford challenged us at times, but our group was resilient. This was probably the best offensive performance from us so far this year. To earn 45 of 54 points with only 3 unforced errors is pretty incredible. I'm extremely proud of the players and the tremendous team effort we had tonight."
UPCOMING
The Spartans will head to Greenville, S.C. to take on the Furman Paladins tomorrow at 2 p.m.