Bens paces Wesleyan netters in fifth straight 3-0 sweep

Rocky Mount, NC - North Carolina Wesleyan's volleyball squad earned its fifth straight 3-0 sweep on Wednesday night by downing USA South foe Meredith College in Everett Gymnasium. Set scores were 25-16, 25-15, and 25-13. Senior Sydney Bens (pictured) led all players with a game-high 14 kills and impressive .480 hitting percentage.  The Bishops have now won eight straight matches to improve to 18-6 on the season, 9-2 in conference action. With the loss, the Angels drop to 7-16 overall, 5-7 in league play.

Wesleyan never trailed in any set and hit an impressive .317 as a team on the night. In addition to Bens' performance, junior Brittany Insley tallied 10 kills, while freshman Mackenzie Tingle dished out 36 assists and had 10 digs. Sophomore libero Kelly George turned in another solid defensive outing with a game-high 17 digs. 

The Angels hit just .078 as team in the match and were led by Morgan White's 10 kills. Laura Sayabouth chipped in 21 assists, and libero MaryBeth Finegan added a team-high 14 digs.

The Bishops will travel to Shenandoah University on Saturday. Wesleyan will take on Peace College at 2:00 p.m. before taking on the host Hornets at 4:00 p.m. NCWC recorded 3-0 sweeps over both squad earlier in the season.