Orangeburg, S.C. – The Winston-Salem State University volleyball team defeated Claflin in four sets (25-22, 25-15, 18-25, 25-20) Monday night in Tullis Arena.

The Rams move to (10-13, 6-6 CIAA), while the Panthers are now (11-6, 5-6 CIAA).

How it Happened
Claflin scored the first point in set one, but the Rams went on a 7-2 scoring run to take the lead and never looked back. The Rams used 14 kills to finish the set 25-22 and lead the match 1-0.

The Panthers opened set two on a 7-3 scoring run, but the Rams answered back eventually tying the match at 12-12. The Rams went on a 13-3 scoring run including 16 kills to win the set 25-15 and lead the match 2-0.

WSSU scored the first point of the match, but Claflin took a 3-1 lead and kept the momentum to take the set 25-18 and trail the match 2-1.

Winston-Salem used 15 kills, 46 total attacks, and a .022 hitting percentage in set four to win the set 25-20 and take the match 3-1.

Inside the Numbers
Kills        Gray, Raven (15), Lanier, Sanaa (12), White, Zoe (7)
Aces       Lanier, Sanaa (2), Norwood, Brooke (1)
Blocks   Davis ,Rheign (6), Young, Breona (4), Gray ,Raven (4)
Assists  McClinton, Kaylen (20), Norwood, Brooke (15), Brodie, Jericka (8)
Digs        Brodie, Jericka (22), Lanier, Sanaa (16), McClinton, Kaylen (15)

Up Next
The Rams host Johnson C. Smith on Thursday, October 20th at 6 p.m. inside Whitaker Gymnasium.