Sept. 23, 2005

Final Stats

Winston-Salem, NC - The Winston-Salem State University women's volleyball team won their third consecutive match of the season on Friday afternoon to improve to 5-13 overall as they defeated the Livingstone College Lady Blue Bears by the score of 3-0 in first-round action from the 2005 Lady Ram Invitational Volleyball Tournament in Winston-Salem, NC.

WSSU, who was looking for their first three-match win streak of the season easily swept the short-staffed Lady Blue Bears by the score of 3-0 (30-25,30-21,30-21) to advance to face the Lady Vikings of Elizabeth City State University in Friday's second round.

WSSU was led by Kyra Pridgen (Sr./Wilmington, NC) who tallied nine kills in the match. Freshman Valentina Pushkina (Fr./Moscow, Russia) recorded a match-high 24 assists as she helped the Lady Rams to victory.

With the win, the Lady Rams improve to 5-13 overall on the season and move on to face the Lady Vikings of Elizabeth City State University at 2:00 pm in second-round action of the 2005 Lady Ram Invitational Volleyball Tournament.

For complete tournament results and pairings, as well as updated statistics, log on to the Official Website of WSSU Athletics at www.WSSURAMS.com or contact the WSSU Office of Sports Information at (336) 750-2143.