CHESTER, Pa.  – The Widener University women's volleyball team continued its strong early season play, downing the Wesley Wolverines 3-0 on Tuesday night.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Nicole Dorman led the Pride with 11 kills.
• Claire Kaufmann and Kelsey Lee each had eight. Lee had a strong overall match, adding four digs and three blocks.
• Emma Wilcock and Maddie Keller each had 18 assists on the day.
• Ashley McAfee led the Pride with nine digs.
• Carly Venit contributed with five blocks, five kills, and two aces.
• As a team, Widener hit .319 with 42 kills against just 13 errors in 91 attacks.

 
FIRST SET NOTES (25-20)

• Wesley got out to the quick start in the match, opening up a 7-3 lead.
• Widener stormed back, scoring 11 of the next 17 points to take its first advantage at 14-13.
• The Pride did not trail the rest of the frame as after ties at 14-14 and 15-15, WU went on a 10-5 run to close the set.
• Dorman had two kills, two aces, two digs, and a block in the set.

 
SECOND SET NOTES (25-21)

• Once again, the Wolverines opened the early lead going up 9-5.
• Undaunted, the Blue and Gold battled back, scoring four in a row and 10 of 11 to jump on top 15-10.
• Wesley posted a comeback of its own, using a 6-1 run to knot the score at 16-16.
• After the two teams traded points, the Pride closed the set on a 7-3 run.
• As a team, Widener hit .357 for the frame, led by six kills and a .455 hitting percentage from Dorman and four kills with a .444 percentage from Lee.

 
THIRD SET NOTES (25-13)

• The Blue and Gold wasted no time in taking a quick lead, using a 5-1 run to open the set.
• Widener methodically extended its lead, never leading by less than three the remainder of the way.
• Venit had her top set of the day with three kills. Including the match-clinching point to go along with a dig, an ace, and a block.

 
UP NEXT
Widener returns to action on Friday, September 7 when it competes in the Rowan Invitational, taking on Ursinus at 4:00 p.m. and Curry at 6:00 p.m.