Insley breaks career blocks record, NCWC downs Monarchs 3-1

Rocky Mount, NC - Senior Brittany Insley continued her assault on North Carolina Wesleyan's volleyball record book on Wednesday night, setting yet another career mark with the 392nd block of her four-year tenure with the Bishops. Insley (pictured) tallied 15 kills, 15 digs, and five blocks in the match as Wesleyan downed Methodist University by a 3-1 score in Everett Gymnasium (27-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-20). With the victory, NCWC moves to 6-0 in USA South play and is now 10-7 on the season.

The milestone block came on the third point of the first set when Insley rejected an attack attempt by MU's Jalesty Washington. The record is now one of three career records that the Arlington, OH native currently owns. She also ranks first in program history in attack attempts and kills.

After the block, NCWC went on to forge a 10-2 advantage before the Monarchs put together an 8-0 rally to tie the game at 10-10. The set was back-and-forth from there on with the Bishops fighting off one game point and scoring three of the final four points to secure the 27-25 win.

The Monarchs took game two by a 25-22 score behind the impressive play of freshman Stephanie Wood and a match-high .351 hitting percentage. 

After forging a 18-16 lead in the third set, MU looked to take a 2-1 lead in the match, but the Bishops reeled off five straight points to pull ahead. An Insley kill eventually gave Wesleyan a 25-23 victory.

The fourth set was all Bishops as NCWC raced out to a 20-10 advantage. Methodist rallied to pull within two points at 22-20 only to see Mackenzie Tingle, Insley, and Barbara DeRatt record back-to-back-to-back kills to end the set and match.

In addition to Insley's performance, Leslie Hassell and DeRatt turned in 13 and 12 kills, respectively, as Wesleyan recorded a .244 hitting percentage as a team. Tingle finished with 44 assists, and Kelly George had 15 digs.

For Methodist (11-5, 5-4 USAC), Wood tallied a game-high 21 kills and Washington added 16. Kayci Miller dished out 43 assists, while Jordan Grady led the defensive effort with a game-high 28 digs.

The Bishops return to action on Saturday when they travel to Shenandoah University for a USA South Play Day with the Hornets and Peace College. Wesleyan takes on Peace at 1:00 p.m. and Shenandoah at 3:00 p.m., respectively.

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