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 Elisa Joris had a career high in kills (28) and blocks (13). |
Sept. 9, 2005
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The WSU volleyball team (5-0) remained undefeated as the Warriors opened up play at the Capital City Classic with a 3-2 marathon win over Carson-Newman College (3-5) Friday in Charleston, W.Va. WSU came back after losing the first two games (24-30, 31-33), to win the last three games (30-27, 31-29, 17-15).
Following the slow start, Wayne state won game three and took game four as Kelly Sines (Clinton, Mich.) served a game-winning ace to tie the match at two games apiece.
In the fifth, the Eagles led 14-12 with the serve. WSU scored three straight points for a one-point margin only to have Carson Newman tie the game again at 15-15. Senior Elisa Joris (Walled Lake, Mich.) then got the final kill of the match to give Wayne State its third five-game victory of the season.
Joris dominated the last three games and finished the match with a career-high 28 kills and 13 total blocks (2-11) for a double-double. She also added five digs and two aces.
Adding double-doubles for the Warriors were seniors Megan Smolen (Grosse Ile, Mich.) and Kerri Royer (Lawton, Mich.). Smolen, an outside hitter, recorded her fourth straight double-double with 16 kills and 19 digs; Royer had 46 assists and 16 digs in action as the setter.
WSU, who is off to its best start since 1994, continues action at the Classic against Shepherd at 6:00 pm.
