Meg Hopkins smiles between plays against Bob Jones.
3
Winner Averett AU 12-11, 9-1
1
N.C. Wesleyan NCWC 9-15, 4-6
Winner
Averett AU
12-11, 9-1
3
Final
1
N.C. Wesleyan NCWC
9-15, 4-6
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Averett AU 25 25 14 25 (3)
N.C. Wesleyan NCWC 17 23 25 21 (1)
1
Methodist MUW 3-15, 2-8
3
Winner Averett AU 13-11, 10-1
Methodist MUW
3-15, 2-8
1
Final
3
Averett AU
13-11, 10-1
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Methodist MUW 22 25 12 28 (1)
Averett AU 25 21 25 30 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | By Joseph Swanson/Assistant Sports Information Director

Dadez records career-high in kills in Volleyball's tri-match sweep of N.C. Wesleyan, Methodist

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — Dadez has record day in Averett University volleyball's conference tri-match sweep of N.C. Wesleyan College 3-1 and Methodist University 3-1. 
 
Game 1:
 
Averett (13-11, 10-1 USA South) came out strong in the opening set on Saturday, rolling off a dominating 25-17 Set 1 victory to take and early 1-0 lead. 
 
The Cougars continued their opening set momentum with a hard fought 25-23 Set 2 victory to go up 2-0.
 
N.C. Wesleyan (9-15, 4-6 USA South) battled back in the third set to pull within 2-1 of the Cougars with a 25-14 Set 3 victory.
 
However, Averett rebounded in Set 4 to take the match 3-1 with a 25-21 set win. 
 
Freshmen Lauren Montren and Morgan Barnes paced the squad with 10 kills apiece, while sophomore Sarah Shropshire and senior Madison Dadez each added nine kills. 
 
Montren added a team-high 17 digs to complete the double-double, while junior Myka Patterson collected 14 scoops
 
Freshman Meg Hopkins recorded a team-high 37 assists in her first collegiate start at the setter position, while also collecting a match-high four service aces. 
 
Dadez finished with a team-high four blocks and .444 hitting percentage, while Barnes collected three blocks of her own and hit .389 en route to the victory. 
 
Game 2:
 
The Cougars would continue their winning ways in the second game of Saturday's tri-match winning 25-22 in Set 1 to take a 1-0 advantage over Methodist. 
 
Methodist (3-15, 2-8 USA South) evened the match at 1-1 with a 25-21 Set 2 victory, however Averett capitalized on a dominating 25-12 Set 3 to regain the match lead at 2-1.
 
Saturday's eventual deciding fourth set was one for the ages as Averett trailed the Monarchs 24-21 and managed to avoid the deciding set point to even the match 24-24 and take the win 30-28. 
 
Dadez finished with a career-high 15 kills, hitting .333 for the match and collecting three blocks. 
 
Montren continued her double-double ways, tallying 11 kills and a game-high 18 digs. 
 
After recording her career-high against N.C. Wesleyan in the opening game of the day, Hopkins added a new career-high 43 assists in the victory, while sophomore Zamyiah Mangum and Barnes added eight and nine kill performances, respectively. 
 
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