ROCK HILL, S.C. — Winthrop closed a perfect weekend Saturday in Rock Hill, sweeping USC Upstate 25-16, 25-23, 25-20 in Big South volleyball at Winthrop Coliseum.
Paige Bennett paced the Eagles with 16 kills, her seventh match in a row with at least 15. KeAra Bowen added 11 kills without an error on 19 swings, a career-best .579 clip, and Lexi Thatcher handed out 36 assists. Addison Torain dug 15 balls and, in the opening set, served eight points in a row to push Winthrop from 16-15 to 24-15.
The second set was the only close one. The Spartans pulled even at 19 and again at 20 before the Eagles closed it out, with Bennett putting away set point.
Sophia Spivey led Upstate with nine kills, Setter Kamyla Vega David had 24 assists and libero Emma DeSensi collected 13 digs. Winthrop finished with 47 kills to 37 for the visitors.
The win lifts Winthrop to 9-6 overall and 5-1 in the Big South. Upstate falls to 8-9 and 1-5 and visits Radford next, with a 6 p.m. first serve Friday, Oct. 23.
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