SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Elon University volleyball was unable to halt a strong Wofford attack as the Phoenix fell 3-0 on Saturday, Sept. 2 in the final match of the Wofford Invitational. Senior Jordan Gower was named to the All-Tournament Team.  
  
Elon 0, Wofford 3 (20-25, 20-25, 17-25)   
  
HOW IT HAPPENED  

• The Phoenix went ahead 10-7 early in the opening set, but the Terriers scored six of the next 10 points to tie the match at 13. It was a back-and-forth battle until Wofford went on a 6-1 run while tied at 19 to seal the first set, 25-20.  
• Wofford came out hot in the second set, leading 13-7 at the mid-way point. The Phoenix scored three-straight points to cut it to three, but Wofford would break away with a set of kills. Elon tried to rally back late in the set at 21-19 but Wofford responded with a 4-1 run to take the set 25-20. 
• With the score tied 5-5 in the final set, Wofford went on a 3-0 run from Elon attacking errors to gain a lead they would keep for the rest of the set. Unfortunately, the Phoenix could not overcome the deficit as the Terriers closed the match 25-17.  

  
NOTES  

• Clara LaRue paced the Phoenix with a season-high 13 kills. Cameron Lanier and Lindsey Harris both finished with five. 
• Jessica Parker recorded a team-high 18 assists and two aces.  
• Lily Barker and Harris led the Phoenix in blocks with two each.  
• Gower finished on top in digs again for Elon with 14, her fourth match with double-digit digs of the season. LaRue tied her career-best in digs with six.  

 
FROM COACH MARY TENDLER  
"I liked the way we competed against a good, experienced team on the road today. We set the tone early with some strong serving. We got better defensively as the match went along. We need to do a better job finishing sets strong, especially on the offensive side." 
 
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 
Elon: Jordan Gower 
South Carolina State: Eleisha Thompson
Georgia State: Livy Kowalkowski
Wofford: Addison Foote
Wofford: Abbey Richman
Wofford: Millie Loehr (MVP)
 
UP NEXT  

• Elon heads to Duke on Tuesday, Sept. 5 for a 6 p.m. matchup against the Blue Devils. 
• The maroon and gold will then host the Phoenix Volley for Unity next Friday-Sunday, Sept. 8-10, at the Schar Center. The maroon and gold will face Western Carolina on Friday at 6 p.m. and North Carolina Central on Sunday at 2 p.m.