WILSON, N.C. – The Barton women's volleyball team (4-10, 3-4) beat Southern Wesleyan (3-14, 1-7) by a score of 3-0 Saturday afternoon at Wilson Gymnasium in a Conference Carolinas contest.
The Bulldogs, playing their second game at home in as many days, won by scores of 25-19, 25-16 and 25-20 to prevail in back-to-back contests for the first time this season.
Barton senior outside hitter
Allison Gambill (Taylorsville, N.C.) led the Bulldogs in the triumph, totaling a match-high 18 kills to go along with 11 digs. Meanwhile, sophomore middle hitter
Sarah Burton (Aynor, S.C.) also chipped in with 10 kills and three blocks as the Bulldogs limited the Warriors to just a .069 hitting percentage.
Southern Wesleyan was led by Amber Bass (Chester, S.C) with 10 kills but it was not enough to overcome the Bulldogs' .330 hitting percentage for the match. The Warriors also suffered their third straight setback, all in league play.
Barton makes a trip to Chowan on Wednesday, October 12, beginning at 6:00 p.m., in a rescheduled conference match in Murfreesboro, N.C., while South Wesleyan hosts Emmanuel in league action Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.
