FULTON, Mo. –  The William Woods University Volleyball team defeated Harris-Stowe State University, 3-0, (25-17, 25-16, 25-15) on Wednesday evening at Anderson Arena.
 
 With the win, the Owls improve to 23-6 on the season and 9-2 in the AMC. WWU was led by Tory Wiley who had 10 kills in the match. WWU tallied 11 blocks against the Hornets. WWU's Brittney Engelbrecht dished out 29 assists in the match.
 
WWU returns to action on Saturday, October 28th when they travel to Marshall, Missouri to face Avila University (2 p.m.) and Missouri Valley College (4 p.m.)
 
Game Flow
The first set started out with a point for point battle as the Hornets kept knocking at the door. The Owls took a two-point lead, but the Hornets would continue to chase the Owls down and the match would be tied at 10-10. It was not until a service run by Kameryn Bellinger that the Owls broke out into a seven-point lead, 19-12. The Hornets would score two more points before the Owls would take the first set, 25-17.
 
The Owls would come out and score the first five of the six points, 5-1, in the second set. The Owls continued to take the lead as Jessica Jensen taking the service. A block by Wiley and a kill by Melanie Kala would come in the run, and WWU took an 8-2 lead. After a kill by Abby Ferguson, the Owls found themselves with a nine-point lead, 14-5. The Hornets continued to battle back and would go on a four-point run, cutting the lead down to six 18-12. The Hornets would threaten late in the set but a block by Rayleen Rivera and Jaclyn Zahn would stop the Hornets and keep the Owls ahead 22-16. The Owls would take set two, 25-16.
 
Looking for the sweep, the Owls shot out the gate scoring the first three points in the set, but the Hornets would answer back immediately, tying the set at 3-3. After a block by Ferguson and Brittney Engelbrecht, the Owls would get in gear. A six-point service run by Kala and a block by Wiley and Kira Krebill as well as a service ace, WWU would lead 15-7. The Hornets threatened late in the set with Jhameka Lambert-Gully would give the Owls trouble receiving the serve, 18-15. After a kill by Rivera, the Owls were able to rally off the last five points. With a block by Rivera, kills by Engelbrecht and Kylie Zamboni-Cutter the Owls were able to win the set and match, 25-15.
 
By the Numbers
10 – Tory Wiley led the Owls with 10 kills
11 – The Owls recorded 11 blocks in the contest
4 – William Woods served up four aces in the match
29 – Brittney Engelbrecht dished out a game-high 29 assists
51 – The Owls had 51 digs in the match against the Hornets
.290 – WWU collected a hitting percentage of .290 in the match