MSU Caps Non-Conference Play With Two More Wins

Saturday, September 19

Rock Hill, SC

11:30 a.m.

Murray State

9-1

Winthrop

4-9

Murray State

WINTHROP

9/19/2015 5:30:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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The Murray State volleyball team closed its final non-conference tournament of the season by winning both matches on the final day at the Winthrop Invite in Rock Hill, S.C. The Racers opened the day with a four-set victory over Winthrop. Set scores went 25-19, 19-25, 25-23 and 25-21. In the second match of the day, the Racers (10-1) also won in four, this time over West Virginia (25-18, 25-15, 21-25 and 25-20).

Versus the Eagles (5-9), four Racers had double-digit kills, led by Scottie Ingram's 16 and .297 attack percentage. Taylor Olden added 15, while Alyssa Lelm and Kristen Besselsen had 14 and 11 kills, respectively in the win.

Ingram also recorded her fourth double-double of the season as she added a season-high 18 digs against Winthrop. Ellie Lorenz led the squad with 20 digs from her libero position, Besselsen and Sam Bedard had 11 and 10, respectively. Bedard's 55 assists in the contest is a new season-high for her.

MSU hit .218 as a team in the match, while Winthrop hit .179 overall. The Eagles held a big advantage at the net, out-blocking the Racers 14-3 and also recording twice as many service aces (6-3).

Against the Mountaineers, Ingram led the way again, tying a season-high with 21 kills and hitting .372. Lelm added 11 and Besselsen had 10 kills in the victory. Lelm recorded a .550 attack percentage, and was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player for her efforts over the weekend.

The Racers out-hit WVU (5-7) .252 to .194 in the contest and also had an 8-2 edge in service aces. The Mountaineers also committed nine serving errors on the night. Both teams had a total of six blocks each.

Joining Lelm on the all-tournament team were Besselsen and Ingram.

The Racers open OVC play next weekend as they travel to face SEMO Friday night at 6:30 and will face UT Martin at 6 p.m. Saturday.