SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Wofford volleyball beat Tennessee Tech in three sets Thursday night at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg and locked up the Southern Conference regular-season crown with no share.
The set scores were 31-29, 25-16 and 25-21. The Terriers are now 22-7 overall and 15-2 in league play, and they have won eight in a row, with 11 straight wins at home.
The opening set was the tightest of the night. The Golden Eagles were up 15-11 at the media break, and after Wofford built a 24-20 edge, the visitors scored four straight to tie it. More ties followed at 25, 27 and 29, and the Terriers finally won it on the final two rallies.
Wofford controlled the next two sets, leading the second 9-3 early and pulling ahead 23-14 late in the third before closing it out.
At the net, the Terriers out-blocked the Golden Eagles 9-5 and had seven aces to three. Wofford hit .189 as a team with 44 kills, while Tennessee Tech hit .127 with 39 kills.
Tennessee Tech fell to 13-16 and 9-8 in the conference. The two teams meet again Friday to close the regular season.
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