SALISBURY, N.C. — Winston-Salem (16-11, 12-8 CIAA) defeated Livingstone (25-5, 17-3 CIAA) 3-0 on Thursday. The sweep came by set scores of 25-18, 25-19 and 25-16, with the Rams holding Livingstone to a .043 hitting percentage.
The Rams took the opening set 25-18, recording 15 kills to Livingstone's 13 and turning a 7-5 deficit into a 10-8 lead.
Holiday Ellis led WSSU with six kills,
Sarah Sanders added four, and
Celina Johnson was credited with seven assists, while Hailey Henriquez had four kills for Livingstone.
WSSU took the second set 25-19, using a 6-0 run from a 13-13 tie to move ahead 19-13 behind
Kalyn Cuthbertson's serve, including an ace. The teams each finished the set with eight kills and two aces, while Ellis led the Rams with three kills and
Kamiyah Wilson and
Zoe Chesson added two apiece.
The Rams closed the third set on an 8-0 run, with Ellis serving the final seven points and recording three aces in that stretch to finish off a 25-16 set win.
Zaria Keys also had three aces during an earlier push from a 2-2 tie to an 8-2 lead, giving WSSU six aces in the set while Livingstone had one.
WSSU finished with a higher hitting percentage than Livingstone, hitting .164 while Livingstone hit .043, and committed 15 attack errors compared with 24 for the home side.
The service line also separated the teams statistically, with the Rams recording nine aces against four service errors while Livingstone had three aces and five errors. WSSU's scoring stretches included a 6-0 run in the second set and an 8-0 run in the third, with Ellis contributing 12 kills, four aces and 11 digs.
Rams Top Performers
Holiday Ellis
- 12 kills
- 4 service aces
- 11 digs
- 16.5 points
Celina Johnson
- 16 assists
- 6 digs
- 1 kill on .333 hitting
Jewel Pitt
Alyssa Noble
3 kills on .600 hitting
- 4 blocks, including 2 solo
- 6.0 points
Kamiyah Wilson
- 6 kills on .250 hitting
- 3 block assists
- 1 service ace
- 8.5 points
Up next
The Rams host Claflin University on Monday, Nov. 2, at 6 p.m. at Whitaker Gymnasium in Winston-Salem, N.C.
