Hot Start & Finish Leads Rust Past Wiley For First GCAC Win

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Rust College volleyball program hit .381 in the first set and .407 with 14 kills in the final set to lift the Lady Bearcats to its first conference victory, 3-1, for its first ever win over Wiley.

The Basics:

• Score
  • Rust 3
  • Wiley 1
    • 25-13, 17-25, 26-24, 25-16

• Records
  • Rust (3-11, 1-2 Gulf Coast)
  • Wiley (1-6, 1-1 Gulf Coast)

• Location
  • Little Rock, Arkansas – Mims Gymnasium

• Series History (Since 2021)
  • Wiley Leads 3-1 (25%)

• Winning Streak (Since 2021)
  • Rust (W1) | Wiley's Last Win: November 4, 2022 | Wiley 3, Rust 1 | GCAC Quarterfinals

Rust Top Performers:

• Deja Campbell capped off the weekend with a season-best 12 kills and 14 points, recording seven digs as well while hitting .273.

• Markeoni Thomas also was efficient with her swings, going for a season-high seven kills on just 11 attempts (.455).

• Gabriella Gabriels logged a half-dozen kills and eight digs, Paige Eason had a flipped stat line of eight kills and six digs, and Annie Narvaez went for a trio of service aces plus an even dozen digs.

Next:

• Head Coach Zuzana Armstrong will host the Lane Dragons, an NCAA Division II squad, inside the W.A. McMillan Center on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.