NCWC volleyball wins fifth straight, moves to 3-0 in USAC play

Rocky Mount, NC - The Battling Bishops hosted the first of two USA South Play Days in Everett Gymnasium on Saturday, making the most of their homecourt advantage with 3-0 and 3-1 victories over Mary Baldwin and Greensboro, respectively. Senior Brittany Insley (pictured) turned in two solid performances with a combined 30 kills and .500 hitting percentage in the two contests. Wesleyan has now won five straight matches to improve to 7-6 on the season, but more importantly, the Bishops have opened up league play with a 3-0 mark.

Against Mary Baldwin, set scores were 25-15, 25-11, and 25-15. Insley tallied ten kills in the victory, while Leslie Hassell added nine. Sophomore setter Mackenzie Tingle dished out 30 assists, and junior Kelly George anchored the defensive effort with 11 digs. The Bishops turned in a .366 hitting percentage as a team compared to the Squirrel's .046.

The Pride put up a fight in the the day's final match, eventually falling by 25-13, 24-26, 25-23, and 25-20 scores. Insley carried the Bishops with a season-high 20 kills against just two errors, and Tingle added 40 assists. Insley and George each had 14 digs, while Insley also recorded six blocks.

GC's Kacie Hyatt tallied 20 kills in the losing effort, but the Pride could not overcome Wesleyan's blocking at the net.  The Bishops turned in 15 blocks in the match (10.0 total), which proved to be the difference.

The Bishops return to action on Wednesday when they travel to Randolph-Macon College. Game time is slated for 7:00 p.m.

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