FAIRMONT, W.Va. – West Virginia Wesleyan volleyball took the opening set but fell 3-1 (25-22, 26-28, 17-25, 14-25) to Fairmont State in a Mountain East Conference match Saturday at Joe Retton Arena.
The Lady Bobcats (8-14, 4-6 MEC) drop their third match in a row as the Falcons (22-4, 10-0) remain undefeated in conference play.
Wesleyan started out strong, as they won the first set 25-22. In set two, the Bobcats jumped out to a 5-0 lead, and the set was tied at 24, 25 and 26 before Fairmont State pulled away and won 28-26. The Falcons hit .293 in the third set and .316 in the fourth to end the upset bid for the Bobcats, 25-17 and 25-14 respectively.
MacKenna Halfin led Wesleyan with 17 kills and 15 digs, and Bhrooke Axe added 16 kills and 13 digs. Emily Denison had 11 kills, 14 digs and three blocks, and Emma Edwards chipped in five kills on .294 hitting.
Mia Myers and Liliana Beckstedt each had 24 assists. Myers also had two aces and 13 digs, and Emonie Fennell added 10 digs.
Wesleyan hit .152 to Fairmont State's .233, and the Falcons had a 15-5 advantage in blocks. Wesleyan had 77 digs to Fairmont State's 79.
Josie Nobbe led Fairmont State with 18 kills on .326 hitting. Elena Thompson had 14 kills, four aces and 18 digs, and Kailyn Connelly added 12 kills on .400 hitting. Belle DeVall had 31 assists, and Grace Devall led all players with 26 digs.
The Lady Bobcats look to end their skid when they hop in the vans again heading down south to face the Golden Eagles of the University of Charleston on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
