Charlotte, NC - The Johnson & Wales Charlotte volleyball team opened their home schedule on Wednesday night as they welcomed in an undefeated USC-Lancaster team. The match was close throughout, with the Lancers prevailing 3-1.

How It Happened:

• The Wildcats started fast, winning seven of the first ten points of the match. The Lancers responded with a 9-4 spurt of their own to pull ahead 12-11.
• USC-Lancaster took control of the set from that point, winning 25-18.
• The Wildcats played well throughout much of the second set, and had a set point at 24-20 after an Emily Arends service ace. 
• The Lancers responded by running off six consecutive points to take the second set 26-24.
• JWU jumped out to a 10-5 lead early in the third set before USC-L rallied to tie the set at 11.
• The Wildcats responded with their best stretch of the match. They took a 22-17 lead before finishing out the set with a 25-19 win.
• The fourth set was a tight back and forth affair that neither team led by more than five. 
• Lancaster saw their lead cut to two at 20-18, but the Lancers saw out the end of the set, winning 25-23, and taking the match 3-1.

Key Stats:

• JWU tallied 30 kills, 25 assists, and 74 digs in the match.
• Ahmarie Young led the way with 13 kills, 23 digs, and 2 block assists, hitting .407 for the match.
• Niecee Perofeta had 14 assists, while Mikayla Seymour-Tucker added 18 digs.
• Shayla Pope had 3 solo blocks and 3 block assists.
• JWU falls to 3-3. USC-Lancaster improves to 6-0.

Up Next:

The Wildcats travel to Beaver, PA for the Penn State-Beaver USCAA Tipoff tournament this weekend. They are set to face Penn State-Fayette on Friday at 8pm in their first match.