Winthrop volleyball continued its strong finish to the regular season, sweeping USC Upstate and UNC Asheville on the road to complete a perfect conference weekend without dropping a set.
The Eagles defeated USC Upstate on Friday before sweeping UNC Asheville on Saturday, extending their winning streak to six matches and improving to 12 victories in their last 13 contests.
Paige Bennett led Winthrop against Upstate with 13 kills, extending her streak to 10 consecutive matches with at least 13 kills. Giselle Little added 11 kills while hitting .360, and Teagan Sychterz recorded a season-high eight blocks. Freshman Lindsay Langner also contributed a season-high 14 digs. Lexi Thatcher paced the offense with 34 assists.
Against Asheville, Bennett again led the Eagles with 12 kills while hitting .529 and adding eight digs. Sychterz posted another season high with nine blocks, while Thatcher finished with 24 assists, nine digs and three blocks.
Winthrop recorded 12 total blocks against Asheville and held the Bulldogs to a .094 hitting percentage while forcing 25 attack errors.
The back-to-back sweeps capped an impressive road weekend for the Eagles, who have now won six straight matches for the second time this season.
Winthrop returns home Friday, Nov. 6, to host High Point at 6 p.m. at the Winthrop Coliseum in a matchup between the top teams in the Big South standings.
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