Defense, Nott Shine as Volleyball Sweeps Queens 3-0 in Friday Nightcap

MOREHEAD, KY --The Morehead State volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 victory (25-14, 25-15, 25-11) against the Queens Royals Friday at home at Johnson Arena.

The non-conference win boosted the Eagles' overall record to 2-0 on the season.

The Eagle offense was paced by Amelia Nott, who finished with 14 kills on the day while accumulating a hitting percentage of .542, and by Maycie Welborn, who had 10 while hitting .450. Irene Wogenstahl put together a fine performance as well, posting seven kills with a .353 hitting percentage and three blocks, while M.E. Hargan had nine kills. 

Defensively, had three players reach double figures in digs, including Peighton Isley's 24, 14 from Hargan, and 14 more from Shea Hefner, holding the Royals to a -.024 hitting percentage. 

Game Notes
» Brenna Bommer finished two digs shy of a double-double, posting 36 assists and eight digs. 
» Morehead State hit .270 as a team with 48 total kills. 
» Morehead State never trailed on the way to winning the first set 25-14.
» Morehead State never trailed on the way to winning the second set 25-15.
» Amelia Nott had a match-high 14 kills for Morehead State while only committing one error. 
» Morehead State got a match-high 24 digs from Peighton Isley.

How It Happened

SET 1 | The Eagles grabbed control on the first point and held the lead the rest of the way to win the first set 25-14. Morehead State opened up its biggest lead, 11 points, to close out the set, totaling 17 kills along the way.

SET 2 | After their win in the first set, Morehead State put themselves on the cusp of a sweep with a 25-15 victory in set number two. The Eagles led from the opening point on in the set to earn the victory. Morehead State opened its biggest lead of the stanza, 10 points, to close out the set, totaling 15 kills in the set.

SET 3 | Morehead State took set three to finish the match in a 3-0 sweep. The Eagles grabbed control of the set early when the score was 4-3 and never looked back to win 25-11. Morehead State led by 15 points at 24-9 before closing out the stanza, collecting 16 kills along the way.