WILMORE, Ky. – Asbury volleyball (9-7, 3-3 CCS) collected its ninth win of the season Tuesday night, sweeping Anderson University (10-8, 0-1 HCAC) in straight sets, 25-22, 28-26, 25-21, inside the Luce Center.
The Eagles produced 46 kills while hitting .221 as a team and held Anderson to 33 kills and a .109 hitting percentage. AU also finished with 67 digs and three service aces in the three-set victory.
Asbury opened the night with a tightly contested first set. The teams were tied at 21 before AU closed the frame on a 4-1 stretch. Megan Schelling delivered a kill to make it 23-21 before Aliah Jones helped close the set with a block and the final kill, giving Asbury a 25-22 win. The Eagles hit .300 with 16 kills in the opening set.
The second set proved to be the closest of the night. Asbury led 17-13 before Anderson responded to take a 21-18 advantage. AU battled back and eventually evened the set at 22. The teams traded points into extra play before Abigail Bruner put Asbury ahead 27-26 with a kill and Julia Wright followed with the set-winning kill for a 28-26 victory. Asbury produced a match-high 18 kills in the frame.
Anderson jumped ahead 6-2 in the third, but the Eagles steadily worked their way back. Asbury erased an 11-6 deficit with five consecutive points, highlighted by kills from Megan Schelling and Sophie Glushchak. With the set tied at 18, AU scored five of the next six points to take control at 23-19. The Eagles finished the match with consecutive Anderson attack errors, sealing the 25-21 set and the 3-0 sweep.
Isabelle VandeSchraaf and Sophie Glushchak paced the Asbury attack with 11 kills apiece. VandeSchraaf added a team-high 17 digs while hitting .320, giving her a double-double in the win. Glushchak added 11 kills on 33 swings.
Sara Beth Gray directed the offense with 23 assists, nine digs and a service ace, while Katelyn Chapman added 15 assists, eight digs and two aces. Ariana Bluestein contributed 13 digs, and Aliah Jones led AU at the net with two solo blocks and a block assist.
"I felt like we played great volleyball tonight and played with a lot of unity!"
Ariana Bluestein | Senior Bio-Chemistry Major | Occoquan, Va.
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Isabelle VandeSchraaf | 11 K, 17 D, .320 PCT
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Sophie Glushchak | 11 K
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Julia Wright | 7 K, 1 BS
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Megan Schelling | 7 K
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Sara Beth Gray | 23 AST, 9 D, 1 SA
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Katelyn Chapman | 15 AST, 8 D, 2 SA
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Ariana Bluestein | 13 D
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Aliah Jones | 2 BS, 1 BA
The ladies travel to the Clive Beck Center in Lexington, Ky., tomorrow to take on Transylvania at 7 PM
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