HIGH POINT, N.C.- Appalachian State University volleyball continued with its strong play, as the Mountaineers easily picked up a 3-0 win over UNC Wilmington Saturday morning in their second match of the High Point Invitational. With the victory, ASU improves to 2-0 on the season, its best start to a campaign since 2006.

First set action was a back and forth affair, as it was tied on seven different occasions.

It appeared ASU would run away with the set, going up 13-10 after kills by Meghann Forshey and a block assist by Caroline Sedon and Kelly Rhein gave the Apps the three-point advantage.

However, the Seahawks knotted play at 13 all, after the Black and Gold posted two attack errors.

Facing a three-point deficit, down 18-15, the Mountaineers continued to battle and tied action once again at 19 apiece. With momentum swinging in ASU's favor, the Apps closed out the set on a 7-0 run, thanks in part to impressive play by Alison Blasingame and Forshey.

A final attack error by UNCW clinched Appalachian's first set 25-19 win.

After dominating much of the second set early on, ASU was able to take a 9-5 advantage.

Despite the Black and Gold's lead, UNCW would not go away quietly scoring three points to make it a two-point set.

UNCW continued to take advantage of sloppy Mountaineer play, tying it at 14 all, and twice more at 15 and 18 all.

Senior Caroline Sedon was able to step up her play, coming through when it counted as she put the Apps on top for good with a kill.

Blasingame contributed as well on both the offensive and defensive fronts, recording a block and kill to lead ASU to a 25-20 set second victory.

A hard-fought third set ended in Appalachian's favor, as ASU was able to earn a closely contested 25-23 win.

Paced by impressive play by senior Lauren Swecker at the beginning of the set, who had three kills and helped the Apps go up 11-6 after the set was knotted at four all.

Play was tied at 15 and 17 apiece, before Forshey kills and UNCW errors gave ASU its largest lead of the set since early on, up 22-18.

The set was as close as one point down the stretch, with the Mountaineers lead diminishing to just one point up only 24-23, but Sedon was able to silence the Seahawks with a set and match-winning kill.

Appalachian closes out play at the High Point Invitational, with a final match against tournament-host High Point tonight at 7 p.m.