Friday, November 01, 2002

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The Lady Bucs defeated Wofford Friday night in SoCon volleyball action at the Benjamin Johnson Arena.  East Tennessee State dropped the first game, 28-30, before rebounding to win the next three with scores of 30-24, 30-25, and 31-29. With the win, the Lady Bucs improve to 6-18 on the season, including a 4-11 SoCon record.  Wofford falls to 14-14 overall and 5-10 in league play. East Tennessee State's Nicole Ryan (Etiwanda, Calif.) led all players with 22 kills in the contest.  Kate Steidle (Waynesboro, Va.) finished with 19 kills, and Meghan Connolly (Solon, Ohio) picked up the double-double with 10 kills and 13 digs.  Setter Renee Vesey (Paw Paw, Mich.) had 57 assists in the match. Janna Webb led Wofford on the night with a double-double of 21 kills and 14 digs.  Libero Lindsay Lyman led the match defensively with 25 digs.  Setter Molly Bushong notched 57 saves in the match.  Katie Sobczyk tallied 15 kills and 12 digs for the Terriers, while Currie Gossett had 12 kills in the contest. East Tennessee State will continue its road stretch, facing Furman at 1 p.m. Saturday.