October 30, 2002

Lady Paladins Down Wofford 3-1

Spartanburg, S.C.. – The Lady Paladin volleyball team downed Wofford 3-1 in Southern Conference action Wednesday night in Spartanburg, S.C.

With the win, the Paladins improve to 16-11 on the season, including an 11-4 SoCon record. Wofford falls to 14-13 overall and 5-9 in league play.

The teams traded leads throughout most of the first game, seeing a tie as late as 28-28 before Furman gathered the 30-28 win, led by five kills from Julia Fredrickson. In the second, the Paladins took an early lead and built it throughout the contest, ending with the 30-22 win on the strength of six kills from Carrie Rowley and five from Laura Bush.

The teams played a close contest early in game three and were tied with 12 all before the Terriers pulled away for a 30-22 win, with 17 team kills in the game.

Furman took control of the final game from the start and built a lead as large as 12 points before earning the 30-20 victory.

Wofford's Janna Webb led all players on the night with 16 kills. Libero Lindsay Lyman led the game defensively with 17 digs. Katie Sobczyk tallied 11 kills for the Terriers, while Currie Gossett had eight kills and six blocks in the contest.

Bush and Fredrickson led Furman with 15 kills each. Bush also added 10 digs and made just one attack error for a .560 kill percentage. Fredrickson added four blocks. Rowley finished with 11 kills on the night, while setter Michelle Cauldwell had 45 assists.

Wofford returns to action on Friday night, when the Terriers host East Tennessee State for a 6 p.m. match. Furman will return home to host Appalachian State in a 7 p.m. Friday contest.

Furman def. Wofford 30-28, 30-22, 22-30, 30-20