PITTSBURGH, Pa. — West Virginia Wesleyan volleyball notched a 3–1 road victory (25–22, 26–28, 25–20, 25–18) over Point Park University on Friday evening. The Bobcats improved to 15–8 overall and 7–4 in Mountain East Conference play with the win.
Wesleyan put together a steady offensive performance, hitting .232 as a team behind an attack that saw five different players record at least seven kills.
- Bhrooke Axe led the front line with 11 kills and a .333 hitting percentage, adding two total blocks.
- Emily Denison followed closely with nine kills and four block assists, while Sabrina Carleton added eight kills, two aces, and three blocks.
- MacKenna Halfin was efficient, hitting .429 with eight kills and a solo block.
- Lisdarelyn Grassals chipped in seven kills and added one block assist.
Setter
Lacey Guthrie directed the offense with
18 assists, while
Claire Wheeler and
Mia Myers combined for
24 more. The Bobcats totaled
45 assists and 10 service aces, spreading the ball effectively across rotations.
Defensively, Wesleyan was anchored by
Alexis Moeschler, who tallied
16 digs and added an ace. The back row combined for
45 digs overall, while the net defense produced
10 team blocks, led by Denison's four block assists and Carleton's three.
The Bobcats' serving proved pivotal in key stretches—particularly in the fourth set—where aces from Moeschler, Grafton, and Guthrie helped establish early momentum.
Point Park (3–20, 2–9 MEC) was paced by Nicole Reasbeck's 19 kills on .375 hitting and Avery Budrys Rini's 14 kills, but the Pioneers were limited to .150 hitting as a team and committed 27 attack errors.
The Rockefeller Center will host an important late regular season clash between the Bobcats and the Concord University Mountain Lions. Support the Bobcats on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. Admission is free at the Rock.