Bluefield, WV - Bluefield University Volleyball took down Johnson & Wales University Wildcats 3 – 1 in home opener.
After the Big Blue took the first two sets, Johnson & Wales battled back to take the third before the Big Blue bounced back in the fourth to record its first win of the 2022 season.
After falling behind 13-9, the Big Blue scored nine consecutive points to take the 18-13 lead. This included five aces from Kateryna Dashevska, who also secured her first double-double. The Wildcats fought back 23-21 before a kill from Lindsey Neal and ace from Veronica Butler secured set one 25-21.
The second set was a solid performance by the Big Blue, taking the set 25-9. After starting out with four kills by Neal (3) and Dashevska, the Big Blue jumped out to an early lead 14-1. The Wildcats would score eight before the Big Blue would take the set 25-9.
The Wildcats would bounce back to take set three 25-18. The Wildcats would jump out to their largest lead of the night 16-8 before taking the fourth set 25-18 to force a fourth set.
After jumping out to a 10-5 lead over the Wildcats, two kills by BriShaela McHaney and Dashevska and a block from Carly Pickerd extended the Big Blue lead 13-5. Later in the set, the Big Blue would score four consecutive from two kills by Dashevska, one from McHaney and an ace from Dalak to make it 22-12. A block from Allyson Martin and McHaney and a kill from Neal pushed the Big Blue to take set four 25-17 and the victory over the Wildcats.
"We saw a lot of great things from our young team today. Aydan did a good job running our offense. Kate and Lindsey did a great job leading our offense with 19 and 16 kills," said Head Coach Savanna Hammond. "We are very excited to see where this team can go this year!"
Up Next
The Big Blue will travel to UVA Wise Saturday, August 27th at 12 p.m.
