Athens, W.V.  – The Winston-Salem State University volleyball team wraps up the Concord Classic 1-3 after the two-day tournament in Athens, West Virginia.
Zoe Chesson was named to the All-Tournament team.
 
The Rams moved to 2–3 (0-0 CIAA) on the season.
 
Inside the Numbers vs. Rollins College 
Kills       Ellis, Holiday (11), Chesson, Zoe (6), Whitney, Jordin (5), Wilson, Kamiyah
Aces       Keys, Zaria (1)
Blocks    Chesson, Zoe (3), Wilson, Kamiyah (3), Ellis, Holiday (3)
Assists   Johnson, Celina  (14), Keys, Zaria (5)
Digs      Cuthbertson, Kalyn (20), Johnson, Celina (18), Pitt, Jewel (14) 
 
Key Stats
The Rams had 46 points, 39 kills, one ace, six blocks, 37 assists, and 56 digs.  
How It Happened vs. Rollins College (25-13, 25-19, 26-19, 25-17)
 
In set one, an attack Malani Martin kill gave the Rams a 8-7 lead. Rollins went on a 5-1 run, taking a 12-9 lead. The Tar closed the set out on a 10-3 run, taking set one 25-13. 
 
In set two, the Rams went on a 3-0 run, taking a 6-5 lead on a Jordin Whitney kill. A service ace by the Tar tied the game at 10-10. Rollins went on a 5-0 run, extending their lead to 17-13. WSSU answered back, cutting the lead down 20-17 on an attack error.  Rollins closed out the set on a 5-2 run, taking set two 25-19. 
 
In set three, the Rams took a 4-3 lead with a Kamiyah Wilson kill. WSSU went on a 5-0 run, extending their lead to 16-11 on a Zaria Key service ace. Rollins answered back with a 3-0 run, cutting the lead to 16-14. With the game tied at 19-19, closing out the set on 6-0 run, the Rams took set three 25-19. 
 
In set four, the Rams took a 4-3 lead on a Kamiyah Wilson. The Tar went on 4-0 run, extending their lead to 8-5. Rollins extended their lead to 15-9. The Rams went on a 4-1 run, cutting the lead to 16-13 on a bad set. Rollins went on a 4-0 run, giving them a 23-15 lead. Rollins took set four 25-17. 
 
 Inside the Numbers vs. Concord University 
Kills      Ellis, Holiday (9), Chesson, Zoe (6), Whitney, Jordin (6)   
Aces      Pitt, Jewel (1)
Blocks   Wilson, Kamiyah (4), Chesson, Zoe (3), Caldwell, Aria (1)
Assists  Johnson, Celina (17), Key, Zaria  (15), Pitt, Jewel (1)    
Digs      Cuthbertson, Kalyn (13), Pitt, Jewel (12),   Ellis, Holiday( 11) 
 
Key Stats
The Rams had 43 points, 35 kills, one ace, 35 assists, and 44 digs.  
 
How It Happened vs. Concord University (25-19, 25-17, 25-19)
 
In set one, the Rams took an early 3-0 lead on Concord attack error. A Angelica Turnage kill put the Rams ahead 8-7. The Mountain Lions went 4-0 run, extending their lead to 13-10. With a Mountain Lion attack, the Rams cut the lead down to 15-14.  Concord went on a 4-1 run, extending their lead to 19-15. Concord took set one 25-19. 
 
In set two, Concord took an early 6-2 lead. Kamiyah Wilson cut the lead to 9-6 on a kill. Zoe Chesson would trim the score to 14-12, on a kill. A Mountain Lions attack error made the score 17-16. Concord closed out the set on 8-1 run, taking set two 25-17. 
 
In set three, Holiday Ellis gave the Rams a 3-1 lead with a kill. The Mountain Lions went on a 4-0 run taking 7-4 lead. Another attack error by the Mountain Lions made the score 16-14. Concord went on a 6-2 run, extending their lead 22-16. Concord took set three 25-19.   
 
 Inside the Numbers vs. Davis & Elkins 
Kills      Ellis, Holiday (9), Chesson, Zoe (8), Whitney, Jordin (7)   
Aces      Ellis, Holiday (3), Keys, Zaria (2), Johnson, Celina (2)
Blocks   Wilson, Kamiyah (7), Chesson, Zoe (6), Whitney, Jordin (3)
Assists Johnson, Celina (15), Keys, Zaria (11), Pitt, Jewel (3)
Digs      Cuthbertson, Kalyn (13), Pitt, Jewel (12),   Ellis, Holiday( 11) 
 
Key Stats
The Rams had 60 points, 39 kills, eight aces, 13 blocks, 34 assists, and 43 digs.  
How It Happened vs. Davis & Elkins (25-10, 25-20, 25-19)
 
In set one, the Rams took an early 7-1 lead with a Zoe Chesson kill. WSSU went on a 5-0 run, extending their lead to 19-7, on a Senators error. The Rams took set one 25-10. 
 
In set two, the Senators took a 6-1 lead with a Rams attack error. The Rams went on a 5-1 run, making the score 7-6 on a Skylar White kill. D&E extended their lead to 17-14 on a Rams attack error. WSSU took the lead on a 5-0 run, 19-17 on a D&E attack error. The Senators went on a 5-1 run, taking a 22-19 lead. The Rams closed out the set on a 5-0 run, taking set two 25-20. 
 
In set three, a Senators attack error tied the game at 5-5.  WSSU went on a 4-0 run, taking a 9-6 on a Celina Johnson ace. The Rams went on 6-0 run, extending their lead to 18-13 with D&E attack error. A Zoe Chesson kill gave the Rams a 23-16 lead. The Rams took set three 25-19. 
 
Inside the Numbers vs. WVWC 
Kills      Chesson, Zoe (12), Ellis, Holiday (9), Wilson, Kamiyah (9)
Aces   Ellis, Holiday (2), Keys, Zaria (1), Johnson, Celina (1)
Blocks   Chesson, Zoe (6), Whitney, Jordin (3), Ellis, Holiday (2)
Assists Keys, Zaria (22), Johnson, Celina (17), Pitt, Jewel (2)
Digs      Pitt, Jewel (15), Ellis, Holiday (8), Blakely, Tiffany (7)
 
Key Stats
The Rams had 60 points, 39 kills, eight aces, 13 blocks, 34 assists, and 43 digs.  
How It Happened vs. Davis & Elkins (25-10, 25-20, 25-19)
 
In set one, the Rams took an early 6-4 lead on a Holiday Ellis kill. With the game tied at 11-11, Angelica Turnage gave the Rams a 12-11 lead with a kill. The Bobcats went on a 3-0 run, taking a 18-16 lead. Answering back with their own 3-0 run, the Rams regained the lead 19-18. The Bobcats extended their lead to 23-20.  The Bobcats took set two 25-22.  
 
In set two, the Rams opened set two strong with a block from, giving them an early 5-3 lead. After a back-and-forth stretch, the Bobcats tied the game at 10-10. A service ace by Jada Smith put the Rams ahead 12-10. The Bobcats responded with a 4-1 run to take a 14-13 lead. WSSU regained momentum behind a kill from, pushing ahead 18-17. West Virginia Wesleyan answered with a 5-2 run to make it 22-20. Despite a late push by the Rams, the Bobcats held on to take set two 25-22.
 
In set three, WSSU came out aggressive in set three, jumping to a 7-4 lead after back-to-back kills from Angelica Turnage. The Bobcats rallied to even the score at 9-9. A block by  and a Bobcat error gave the Rams an 11-9 edge. Both teams traded points until a 4-0 run sparked by a Holiday Ellis kill gave WSSU a 19-15 lead. The Rams maintained their advantage, slamming down set point to give WSSU the 25-21 win.
 
In set four, the Bobcats opened set four with a quick 4-1 burst, but WSSU answered with a 5-0 run to take a 6-4 lead, capped by a service ace from Amaya Allen. The Rams continued to apply pressure, extending their lead to 13-9 behind strong net play. West Virginia Wesleyan fought back to tie the game at 17-17. A crucial dig by Jada Smith led to a go-ahead point, giving the Rams an 18-17 lead. WSSU closed strong, winning five of the last six points. A final kill by Sydney Foster sealed the set 25-20 and the match victory for the Rams.
 
Up Next
 The Lady Rams will begin conference play on Thursday, September 25th, traveling to Fayetteville, North Carolina. The Rams will face-off with Fayetteville State, inside Felton J. Capel Arena at 
6:00 p.m.