CHARLOTTESVILLE - Virginia women’s volleyball took care of business Wednesday night, with Becca Wright powering the Cavaliers to a 25-19, 25-19, 22-25, 25-23 victory over Virginia Tech.
Wright finished with 11 kills to lead UVa, while Destiny Walker added 16 kills for the Hokies.
The Cavaliers came out fast and never let Tech settle in through the first two sets. Virginia hit .302 in the opening frame and .256 in the second, building the kind of cushion that let it control the match early.
Virginia Tech answered in the third. Roanoke’s Haley Blaake had six kills in the set, and Ryanne Devlin and Haley Blaake scored late to help the Hokies trim the Cavaliers’ lead to 2-1 after a 25-22 win.
The Hokies had a chance to force a fifth set before Virginia closed the door in a tight fourth. UVa held on 25-23 to finish off the match and snap a seven-game losing streak in the series.
Ryanne Devlin had 12 kills for Virginia Tech, while Jessica Lee finished with five. Mikey Morales of Campbell scored in the 66th minute to enable the Hokies to tie the Highlanders 1-1 on Wednesday night.
For Virginia, Brian Mano, Carlos Jomera, Christian Robertson and William Gardner each scored to give the host Maroons a 4-2, 3-1 win over the Quakers. Nicholas Robertson had two saves for Roanoke.
Margaret Scheurer, Anne Burns Eivesh, Anne Treese, Britty Page, Zoe Dolfs, Cecilia Fartford and Gracie Kaspar scored to give Generals a 6-1, 2-0 win over Sweet Briar.
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