BEREA, Ky. – Asbury volleyball (10-8, 3-3 CCS) moved to 10-8 on the season Wednesday night, defeating Berea College (2-15, 0-2 HCAC) in four sets, 25-16, 22-25, 25-17, 25-20, inside the Seabury Center.
The Eagles finished the night with 55 kills, 89 digs and 11 service aces.
Asbury opened the match strongly, using an early run to build separation in the first set. The Eagles extended their advantage to 13-7 before pulling away for a 25-16 win. Isabelle VandeSchraaf helped fuel the AU attack throughout the opening frame.
Berea responded in the second set, building an 18-12 advantage. Asbury battled back late, cutting the deficit to two at 24-22 after a service ace from Emma Dean, but the Mountaineers closed the set, 25-22, to even the match.
The Eagles answered immediately in the third. Sara Beth Gray served Asbury to the first six points of the set, with Sophie Glushchak contributing two kills during the opening run. AU never trailed and went on to take the set, 25-17, for a 2-1 match advantage.
Asbury and Berea stayed close early in the fourth, playing to an 8-8 tie before the Eagles began to create separation. A service ace from Anna Miles pushed the AU lead to 15-10, and Asbury later led 21-14. Berea pulled within three at 23-20, but VandeSchraaf followed with a kill before Abigail Bruner finished the match with another for the 25-20 victory.
VandeSchraaf led Asbury with a match-high 18 kills on a .326 hitting percentage while adding a team-high 24 digs. Aliah Jones provided an efficient seven kills on 14 attacks for a .429 hitting percentage, while Bruner added eight kills, five digs, two service aces and four total blocks.
Gray directed the AU offense with 26 assists, nine digs and two aces, while Julia Wright added 15 assists, eight kills and six digs. Ariana Bluestein recorded 21 digs and seven assists, and Lilly Cowing collected 17 digs and two service aces.
Asbury hit .193 as a team and held Berea to a .099 hitting percentage. The Eagles also finished with advantages in kills (55-41), service aces (11-4) and digs (89-81).
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Isabelle VandeSchraaf | 18 K, .326 pct., 24 D
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Abigail Bruner | 8 K, 5 D, 4 BLK, 2 Aces
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Aliah Jones | 7 K, .429 pct., 3 BLK
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Sara Beth Gray | 26 AST, 9 D, 2 Aces
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Ariana Bluestein | 21 Digs, 7 AST
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Lilly Cowing | 17 D, 2 Aces
The ladies return home on Friday, Oct. 16., taking on Covenant at 6 PM in the Luce Center.
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