BOX SCORE
Senior
Megan Kaminskas (Flagstaff, Ariz., Flagstaff) totaled 10 kills and three blocks as the High Point University volleyball team beat Gardner-Webb 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-22) Friday at the Millis Center. The Panthers improve to 16-14 (5-8 Big South Conference) while the Running Bulldogs fall to 11-18 (3-9 Big South Conference).
“It was great to see Megan Kaminskas and
Megan Smith (Bellbrook, Ohio, Bellbrook) play as well as they did,” said head coach Jason Oliver. “Megan Kaminskas was terminal for us tonight. We need to get everyone on the same page tomorrow and have five attackers with a great match. “
Smith had 12 kills and 11 digs for her ninth double-double of the season.
High Point jumped out to a 16-9 lead in the first set on a block by Kaminskas and Smith but the Running Bulldogs would battle back to within two points at 23-21. Smith had a kill to put HPU up 24-21 and Megan Kaminskas had a service error to allow GWU to head back to the service line. GWU’s Evan Moffitt followed with a service error of her own to give HPU the first set 25-22.
High Point led by as many as 10 points (19-9) in the second set but Gardner-Webb would cut the lead to three at 23-20 on a kill by Regina Feagin. Smith and GWU’s Molly Rhyne traded points late in the set but
Courtney Johnk (Larkspur, Calif., Redwood) had one of her seven kills to give HPU the 25-23 set win and 2-0 match advantage.
In the third set Kaminskas hit .667 with four kills to lead HPU to a 25-22 set win. The Panthers took a 22-20 lead on a service ace from Smith. HPU rallied off two more points with kills from Smith and
Anna Lott (Lincoln, Neb., Lincoln Northeast) before the Bulldogs put down two points of their own. High Point took the frame 25-22 on a kill by
Holly Fong (Sebastopol, Calif., El Molino).
Fong finished the night with 32 assists, three kills and four digs.
Julie Hershkowitz (Scottsdale, Ariz., Seton Catholic)came up with 16 digs in the match.
The Panthers host UNC Asheville Saturday at 2 p.m. for Senior Day. Megan Kaminskas, Tara Dyer, Caroline Miler and Lyndsay Rowley will be honored before the game.