The Lady Bearcats picked up a decisive 3-0 victory over visiting Waynesburg on Dig for the Cure night in the Carey Center.

Scores were 25-13, 25-12, and 25-5.

In the opener, SVC started strong, taking a 4-0 lead on a Taylor Guido spike.  The lead continued to grow for the hosts, as they jumped up 10-3 on a Dawn Timko put down and 18-9 on a Natalie Hozak ace.  Timko then single-handedly finished off the set, posting two kills and a block to give the Lady Bearcats the opening set by 25-13.

Waynesburg started strong in the evening's second set, scoring the first two points before eventually opening up an 8-5 advantage.  The Lady Bearcats then came roaring back in a big way, going on an extended 15-3 run that was capped off by another Guido kill to put SVC ahead 20-11.  

A Waynesburg error made the score 21-11, before the Lady Bearcats closed out the set with kills by Hozak and Rachel Pace and an ace from Timko, putting the hosts in front 2-0 with the 25-12 win.

In the evening's third and final set, the Lady Bearcats got rolling early, scoring the first nine points, two coming on aces from Hozak.  Waynesburg temporarily stopped the run, taking advantage of a service error to make the score 9-1, before SVC took charge again, eventually extending its lead to 17-1.

The Lady Bearcats then cruised down the stretch, out-scoring the Yellow Jackets 8-4 over the final stages to score the dominant 25-5 set win and the 3-0 match victory.

Guido had a big night offensively for the Lady Bearcats, posting a match-high 13 kills.  Timko and Hozak added six kills, while Petrovich and Pace finished with five kills apiece.

Defensively, Hozak notched 16 digs and Christa Calgaro 14, while Timko led SVC with three solo blocks.  The Lady Bearcats were also strong on the serve throughout the evening, with Hozak posting four aces and Calgaro two.

The win improves the Lady Bearcats' record to 21-9.  The team will return to action on Thursday, traveling to Presidents' Athletic Conference foe Grove City for a match beginning at 6:30pm.  SVC will then return to the Carey Center on Saturday afternoon for the regular season finale, with the Senior Day contest set to begin at 2pm.

PHOTO (By John Woodruff):  SVC's Dawn Timko airs for a spike in the first set of the Lady Bearcats' 3-0 win over Waynesburg