After the Virginia volleyball team was swept in both of its matches last weekend, coach Dennis Hohenshelt called out his players for their lack of effort. The Cavaliers apparently took his words to heart Wednesday night in a convincing 3-1 victory against Virginia Tech.
Entering the match, Virginia (11-10, 4-5 ACC) had not beaten the Hokies (17-6, 5-4 ACC) since a 3-0 sweep Sept. 18, 2009, a skid that spanned seven contests. This time, the Cavaliers earned the victory in four sets (25-15, 30-28, 27-29, 25-17) as they look to start a streak of their own against their Commonwealth rival.
Virginia hit .344, its best hitting percentage in a conference match this season. Freshman Haley Kole led the team with 23 kills and fellow freshman Jasmine Burton added 20 kills, both reaching the 20-kill mark for the first time in a match this season.
In the first set, the Cavaliers jumped out to an early lead before the Hokies narrowed it to 12-11. In response, however, Virginia reeled off an 8-1 run en route to a 25-15 win, hitting .607 in the frame. The second and third sets each went to extras, with the two teams splitting the results.
With the score tied at 11-11 in the fourth, Burton made a kill and junior Morgan Blair aced back-to-back serves. The Cavaliers never allowed Virginia Tech to climb back in the frame as they rolled to a 25-17, match-clinching win.
Virginia will next host ACC-newcomer Notre Dame Sunday at 1 p.m. in Memorial Gym.
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