(PHOENIXVILLE, Pa.) – The Phoenix went to Phoenixville and came away with their second win of the season in impressive fashion on Thursday evening. Wilson opened up its match with Valley Forge by scoring the first 10 points and never looked back as the Blue and Black recorded the sweep.
The Basics
Score: Wilson 3, Valley Forge 0 (25-9, 25-14, 25-13
Venue: The Pit
Records: Wilson 2-17, 2-2; Valley Forge 2-13, 0-4
How It Happened
- As aforementioned Wilson opened up with a 10-0 lead. Alexis Buckley (So., Millsboro, Del. / Indian River) sparked the rally with three aces during the run and forced the Patriots to call an early timeout. The two teams nearly were even over the 16 points, but Wilson was able to close out the set in style. A kill Karyssa Faith (Fy., Clear Spring, Md. / Saint Maria Goretti) helped put a 7-1 run in motion which was capped by an Allyson Garcelon (FY., Shrewsbury, Pa. / Susquehannock) kill to secure the 1-0 lead.
- The second set played much closer, but again the Phoenix finished the set with dominance. Serving helped push Wilson along in this game as it tallied 10 of them. Five of them alone came from Jenna Dixon (Fy., California, Pa. / California) as she helped turn a 7-4 deficit into an 11-7 lead. The game still remained close as a pair of Patriot points made the score 16-14 in favor of the Phoenix, but Wilson closed out the set with the final nine points. This time Garcelon did the serving honors with five aces in the final rally for the 2-0 lead.
- Valley Forge took the first point of the third, but Wilson never trailed again after that. The turning point in the set was a 5-0 run by the Phoenix that put the score at 15-6 as kills by Niki Schussler (So., Chambersburg, Pa. / Cumberland Valley Christian), Deah Menedis (Reisterstown, Md. / Franklin), and Garcelon sparked the rally. Wilson also didn't allow Valley Forge to score consecutive points the entire match until the Phoenix were playing for the potential match point which it earned on a Patriot service error.
Inside The Numbers
- Overall the Phoenix served for 17 aces, just three shy of their season best set against Bryn Athyn at the start of the month and CSAC play.
- The opening set was one of the best for Wilson all season. The Phoenix hit .533 with eight kills on just 15 attempts.
- Menedis led the attack with eight kills. She was followed by Schussler with six.
- Along with Dixon's and Garcelon's five aces each, Buckley added four to the team total.
- Garcelon and Dixon also set up the attack with 10 and six assists, respectively.
- Wilson didn't allow a run of more than three points the entire night.
- Defensively Buckley led the team with 11 digs.
Up Next
Wilson will return to Gannett Field House to host Saint Elizabeth on Saturday afternoon at 1.
