BLACKSBURG, Va. --The Virginia Tech volleyball team secured a three-set victory (27-25, 25-12, 25-12) against the Boston College Eagles Friday at home at Cassell Coliseum.
The victory boosted the Hokies' record to 9-5 overall and 2-1 in ACC play. Tech remains perfect in Cassell Coliseum and still has not dropped a set in Blacksburg all season.
Sydney Petersen continues to impress for the Hokies, finishing with 11 kills on the day to lead the Hokies offense, while posting a hitting percentage of .526. Tech got nine digs from Maddie Slagle to lead them defensively. The Hokies recorded seven blocks in the match, as five different players had at least two blocks. Cara Lewis led the way with four total.
Game Notes
» The Hokies hit .353 over three sets, the highest hitting percentage so far this season
» Virginia Tech never trailed on the way to winning the second and third set 25-12.
» Sydney Petersen had a match-high 11 kills for Virginia Tech.
» Virginia Tech got a team-high nine digs from Maddie Slagle.
» Virginia Tech attackers were helped by a match-high 21 assists from Hanna Borer.
How It Happened
The Hokies took the first set 27-25 thanks to a solid showing on the attacking end. Virginia Tech put together a .412 attack percentage with 18 kills in the set victory. The Hokies rallied from 23-20 late in the set to take the win, getting kills from Petersen, Cera Powell and Elayna Duprey to bring the set to 25-25. A block from Lewis and Ava Francis, followed by a kill from Francis sealed the first set victory for Tech.
Virginia Tech built on a set-one win by earning a 25-12 victory in set number two. The Hokies scored first and never trailed in the set to secure the victory. Virginia Tech opened its biggest lead of the stanza, 13 points, to close out the set. The Hokies hit .458, with six different Hokies tallying a kill, as Petersen and Francis added three kills. Defensively, Tech added 14 digs and two blocks to take the second set and a commanding lead.
The momentum stayed with the Hokies as Tech jumped out to a 7-0 lead before the Eagles scored a point in the third set. Virginia Tech ended on a high note, claiming its biggest lead, 13 points, to finish off the win. The Hokies capitalized on 11 BC attack errors and recorded eight kills of their own. The match ended emphatically, as Tech closed out its second ACC win with a block from Amaya Roberson and Anabel Zier.
Throughout the match, the Hokies recorded just eight attack errors, compared to 26 from the Eagles who hit just .085, a credit to the Hokie defense. Tech also recorded more digs than BC with 36, compared to 33 by the Eagles. Seven different Hokies had a kill in the win, while Brie Postema added nine assists to go along with Borer's 21.
The Hokies return to the court on Sunday, taking on Syracuse at 1 p.m. in Blacksburg in another ACC matchup.
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