Sept. 23, 2005

Final Stats

Winston-Salem, NC - The Lady Rams of Winston-Salem State University won their fourth consecutive volleyball match of the season on Friday as they defeated the Elizabeth City State Lady Vikings by the score of 3-1 in second-round action from the 2005 Lady Ram Invitational Volleyball Tournament in Winston-Salem, NC.

The Lady Rams, who looked to try to earn a top-seeding for Saturday's semifinal rounds, dropped the first set of the match 30-26 before summoning their offensive prowess to cruise to a 3-1 victory by winning the next three games 30-20, 30-23, 30-25.

WSSU was led by Kyra Pridgen (Sr./Wilmington, NC) who tallied 18 kills in the match as she led three Lady Rams who all tallied double-digit kills.  Sophomore Cherena Douglass (So./Springfield, IL) and freshman Valentina Pushkina (Fr./Moscow, Russia) chipped in with 12 kills each in the win as well. 

With the win, the Lady Rams, who improve to 6-13 overall on the season, earn the tournament's #2-seed (via tie breaker rules) and move on to face those same Lady Vikings of Elizabeth City State University at 11:00 am in semifinal-round action of the 2005 Lady Ram Invitational Volleyball Tournament on Saturday.

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.