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Jim Schumacher
0
Marshall MAR 5-8
3
Winner UNCW UNCW 10-3
Marshall MAR
5-8
0
Final
3
UNCW UNCW
10-3
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Marshall MAR 24 21 21 (0)
UNCW UNCW 26 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Tom Riordan

Seahawks Race Past Herd In Three-Set Sweep

BLACKSBURG, Virginia – UNCW's Meredith peacock had eight kills and added six blocks as UNCW swept Marshall, 3-0, on Saturday in the Hokie Invitational at the Cassell Coliseum.

The Seahawks improved to 10-3 with the win while the Thundering Herd dipped to 5-8.

Morgan Kline led the Seahawks with 10 kills while Leah Gagliardi added nine kills and five blocks. Nicole Lott and Kaitlyn Cobb collected seven kills apiece as UNCW outhit Marshall, .210-0.96.

At the net, Peacock's six blocks were a match high and UNCW outblocked the Herd, 11.5-6.

Cassie Weaver paced MU with eight kills and Taylor Pelton had six kills. Weaver held match-high honors with 18 digs.

UNCW and Marshall battled in the opener with the Seahawks taking the first set, 26-24. There were 10 ties and three lead changes in that set. In the second set, UNCW limited MU to a .036 hitting average (10-9-38) while connecting on 15 kills in 50 attacks. In the finale, UNCW raced out to a 5-0 lead and never looked back.

UP NEXT: The Seahawks close out their tournament appearance with Big South Conference favorite Radford at 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Notes: The win gave UNCW a 1-all deadlock in the all-time series with Marshall … UNCW is 1-1 against Conference USA this season, losing to Charlotte last weekend … UNCW outblocked it opponent for the 12th time this season … The Seahawks have reached double digits in blocks eight times … UNCW moved to 7-1 in sweeps … Lindsay Hartmann had 14 digs for UNCW … UNCW's 11 service errors were a season-high and the most since committing 14 against Western Carolina in 2013.
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