MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Highlighted by senior setter
Payton Bertke surpassing 4,000 career assists on Friday afternoon, the 10th-ranked St. Thomas University Women's Volleyball Team defeated host Webber Internation 3-1 (25-11, 25-21, 19-25, 25-20).
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #10 St. Thomas 3, Webber International 0
Record: #10 St. Thomas (14-5, 8-0 Sun Conference), Webber International (9-11, 3-4 Sun Conference)
All-Time Series: STU leads 30-15
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Trailing early in the first set 6-1, the Bobcats flipped the advantage behind a 14-0 run to create a 15-6 lead.
- After splitting the initial 22 points of the second set, St. Thomas scored the ensuing three points and kept the lead for the rest of the frame.
- Webber used a 3-0 run midway through the third set to pull ahead 19-17 and kept the advantage for the rest of the frame.
- St. Thomas responded to a fourth-set-opening tally by Webber with three-straight and kept the lead for the rest of the stanza.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Entering the contest 19 assists away from becoming the fourth student-athlete in Sun Conference history to eclipse 4,000 in their career, Bertke ended the match with 50 on top of eight digs, one service ace and one assisted block.
- Raya Mlyakova paced the offense with 14 kills, adding one service ace and one assisted block.
- Ranya Mehta chipped in one solo block and one assisted.
- Isabela Aviloff anchored the defense behind 16 digs.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- The Bobcats ended the match with 72 kills on a .305 hitting percentage; Webber tallied 47 on a .097 clip.
- St. Thomas served five aces while the Warriors served 10.
- St. Thomas recorded two solo block and six assisted blocks versus one solo and six assisted for the host.
- The Bobcats held a 49-36 advantage in digs.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats return to the Fernandez Family Center on Wednesday, Oct. 14 to host Keiser University in a 6:00 pm Sun Conference clash.
