University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
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Miotto Records 1,000th Dig; Dogs Fall to High Point 3-1
10.05.2007 | Women's Volleyball
ASHEVILLE, N.C.? UNC Asheville sophomore Raquel Miotto had 29 digs as she surpassed the 1,000th dig milestone but High Point came away with a 30-27, 30-26, 25-30, 30-26 Big South Conference victory Friday night.
Ashley Mellott led High Point (12-6, 2-2 Big South) to its third straight victory with 15 kills. Lindsay Raus had 13 kills and seven blocks, Audie Gonzalez had 12 kills and 19 digs, and Ashley Johnson had 11 kills and six blocks for the Panthers who defeated the Bulldogs (6-14, 0-3 Big South) for the first time since joining the Big South in 1999.
Alysha Greer and Kelsey Benorden each had 15 kills for Asheville who drops to 0-3 in the Big South for the first time since 1998. Benorden added 17 digs for her sixth straight double-double and her 11th of the season.
Ashley Wrightenberry added 11 kills and five blocks. Wrightenberry moved into second place on UNC Asheville's all-time block assists list with 191 career block assists. She now trails record holder Ilona Fekete (1990-92) by 48 block assists.
Miotto recorded her 1,000th digs in game two and just fell short of her first 30-dig match of the season. Only a sophomore, Miotto needs 169 more digs to break into UNC Asheville's career top 10.
High Point had four of its 12 blocks on the match in the opening game. Game one was tied 22-22 before the Panthers used a 3-0 run to take a 25-22 lead. Both teams sided-out from their and HPU won 30-27.
In the second game, High Point jumped out to a 10-3 lead. Asheville then battled back to within one at 23-22 but the Panthers scored three-straight points after a timeout to take back control of the game.
The ?Dogs took game three using a 4-0 run after the game was tied 12-12 to build a 16-12 lead. HPU would get as close as 20-19 but Asheville responded with a 6-1 run to put the game away and force game four.
In the finale, its was High Point that jumped out to a 14-7 lead. Once again, the Dogs battled back to 18-16 but could not get any closer. Mellott put away match point as HPU out-hit Asheville .165 to .141 on the match.
Both teams return to action on Saturday. UNC Asheville hosts Winthrop at 2 p.m. while High Point travels to Presbyterian at 4 p.m.
