DECATUR, Ga.--- Asbury University volleyball (10-4, 5-0 CCS) won all six sets on Saturday to sweep Agnes Scott College (2-9, 0-4 CCS) and Belhaven University (6-8, 4-1 CCS) in Decatur, Ga., moving to 5-0 in the Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) and taking their streak to 16 wins in their last 18 sets.
Freshman equine science major and reigning CCS Rookie of the Week
Isabelle VandeSchraaf went for 33 kills and 25 digs on the day with two more double-doubles, now at eight on the year. She had 14 kills at a .320 hitting percentage against Belhaven, and now has over 200 kills in her first 14 matches as an Eagle.
Asbury swept Agnes Scott with set scores of 25-12, 25-13, 25-16 and follow the win to beat Belhaven, 25-14, 25-9, 25-21. The Eagles have won 16 of their last 18 sets since the comeback win at No. 23 Centre College on September 24th, and now have won six straight matches.
The Belhaven win featured Asbury's best hitting percentage of the season at .360, while they hit the third best at .255 against Agnes Scott. Out of the six sets on the day Asbury only allowed more than 15 points once.
Senior elementary education major had 18 kills with seven aces in the two matches. Gray hit at .500 against Belhaven with 11 kills.
Junior
Riley McChord had 20 digs in game one and nine against Belhaven. Fellow junior
Lucy Kate Gray had 31 assists on the day while freshman
Sara Beth Gray produced 29 right behind her.
Defensively it was the freshman duo of
Sophie Glushchak in game one against Agnes Scott with a career-high four blocks while
Abigail Bruner tied a career-high four blocks against Belhaven. Glushchak also had eight kills against Agnes Scott.
Looking ahead, the Eagles are set to travel to Maryville, Tn., for their upcoming match against CCS opponent Maryville College (11-6, 4-1 CCS) on Tuesday night. AU aims to extend their winning streak and solidify their top position in the CCS standings.
"Seems like we are clicking together as a team right now and it is exciting to see them putting it together on the court."
Tiffany Horton | Asbury Volleyball Head Coach
"Today was a very exciting day for us as we defeated Belhaven who was the other undefeated team in the conference. This makes me excited for what is to come for this team."
Lucy Kate Gray | Junior | Biology Pre-Nursing
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Isabelle VandeSchraaf | 33 Kills, 25 Digs (7th & 8th Double-Doubles)
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Emma Grace Gray | 18 Kills, 7 Aces
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Lucy Kate Gray | 31 Assists, 6 Digs
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Sara Beth Gray | 29 Assists, 8 Digs
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Riley McChord | 20 Digs in game one
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Sophie Glushchak | 4 Blocks in game one (career-high) with 8 Kills
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Abigail Bruner | 4 Blocks in game two (tied career-high)
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