Paul paced the Hokies offensively with 20.5 points, adding a block assist to her scoring output. Mackenzie Heckman He also had a great night, recording 16 kills, a Virginia Tech career high.
At the net, the Hokies added 10 blocks, with Annabelle Zier And Sidney Peterson He is leading the way. Zier totaled eight and Peterson added five. Hannah Borer And Jenna Apple Bohrer recorded 19 assists and Appel added 15 each as a setter. Maddie Slagle He had a good defensive game with a team-high 19 digs.
Virginia Tech took the first set 25-23, coming back from a 7-3 deficit to eventually take the first advantage. Powell got out early, recording eight of her kills in the opening set. Heckman also added four kills and Slagle recorded seven digs.
The second set was a tight battle with the Hokies coming out on top 25-22. Tech posted a .225 attack percentage to the Seahawks’ .122, and the Hokies had two blocks, a block assist, and Cara Lewis, Amaya Roberson and Heckman.
The Seahawks battled back to take the third set 25-22 to force a fourth. UNCW’s attack was spread across six players, with Hannah Forbes leading the way with three kills. The Seahawks also registered three aces in the third and two blocks.
The Hokies came away with a 31-29 victory in a back-and-forth finish. The Seahawks and Hokies traded late points as UNCW came back to tie the game at 23-23. The teams went back and forth on set points until an attack error by UNCW’s Kirsten Badowski sealed the win for Virginia Tech.
Tech is now 8-0 in its last eight season openers, with its last season-opening loss coming in 2014. The Hokies close out the Seahawk Classic tomorrow, taking on Coastal Carolina (1-0) at Noon and Davidson (0). -1) 3:00 p.m
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