FROSTBURG, Md. – Sophomore Haley Altemus smacked six kills, first-year Edwyna Lainez handed out 11 assists and senior Cori Smothers posted 10 digs as the Frostburg volleyball suffered a 3-0 setback at 17^th-ranked Wheeling, Saturday afternoon.
 
The Cardinals improved to 23-3 overall and remained perfect in the MEC at 11-0 behind game scores of 25-12, 25-9 and 25-9. The hosts also hit .720 in the first set and finished with a combined .484 in the three sets for the win.
 
Altemus smacked a kill early in set one that kept Frostburg within a point before an 8-2 scoring spurt from Wheeling gave the hosts control. Altemus added four more kills late in the set.
 
WU jumped out a 19-7 lead in the second game behind runs of 7-0 and 7-1. Wheeling closed out the afternoon when it opened the third game on an 8-1 run for a 12-4 cushion. Senior Bailey Godlove led the way for Frostburg offensive with a pair of kills in the middle of the final set.
 
Godlove totaled four kills on the day, while first-year Jackie Sterenberg posted four. Sterenberg had seven digs, while Altemus added three blocks.
 
Wheeling's Haley Kramer led the charge with 15 kills, while Stephanie Sylvester handed out 47 assists.
 
FSU returns to the floor on Friday, Oct. 8 at Davis & Elkins at 7:00 pm.