DeRatt paces Wesleyan volleyball in 3-0 sweep of Guilford

Rocky Mount, NC - Sophomore Barbara DeRatt turned in a solid all-around performance on Tuesday night, leading her North Carolina Wesleyan volleyball team to its seventh straight victory with a 3-0 sweep of Guilford College. Set scores were 25-22, 25-13, and 25-18. DeRatt (pictured) turned in a .455 hitting percentage, five kills, four assists, and one service ace.  With the win, the Bishops improve to 17-6 on the season, while Guilford drops to 5-16 overall.

The Bishops jumped out to a quick 1-0 match lead in the first set as junior Brittany Insley tallied six kills in eight attempts. They increased the lead to 2-0 with a dominant win in the second set behind a .312 team hitting percentage. 

The third set saw the Quakers hurt themselves with five kills against five errors in 25 attempts to secure Wesleyan's sweep.  Mary Moody paced GC in the match with a team-high seven kills.

For NCWC, Insley finished with a game-high 16 kills, while teammate Leslie Hassell added 10. Mackenzie Tingle dished out 30 assists, and Kelly George collected a game-high 13 digs on defense.

The Bishops will now enjoy a seven-day break before returning to action next Wednesday at home versus Meredith College. Game time is slated for 7:00 p.m. in Everett Gymnasium.