WILMORE, Ky. – Asbury volleyball (16-10, 7-5 CCS) celebrated Senior Day with a straight-set Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) victory over Agnes Scott (2-17, 0-12 CCS) on Saturday afternoon inside the Luce Center, 25-14, 25-16, 25-13 in the win.
Asbury honored seniors Megan Schelling, Sara Beth Gray, Ruby Heid and Ariana Bluestein prior to Saturday's match as part of Senior Day festivities. The afternoon was also highlighted by a career milestone for Isabelle VandeSchraaf, who reached 1,000 career kills as an Eagle. VandeSchraaf finished the match with six kills on 10 attacks without an error, hitting .600.
Asbury controlled the opening set from the start, scoring the first four points before eventually stretching its advantage to 18-7. VandeSchraaf put together a strong stretch from the service line with back-to-back aces, while the AU attack hit .393 with 12 kills and just one error. The Eagles closed the set with a kill from Emma Dean for the 25-14 win.
Agnes Scott challenged AU early in the second, taking a 6-3 advantage before the Eagles responded. Asbury used a 9-2 stretch to move ahead 12-8, with Heid contributing a kill during the run. The Eagles continued to pull away, and VandeSchraaf delivered the final kill of the frame to secure a 25-16 win and a 2-0 match advantage.
Asbury finished the Senior Day sweep with its best offensive set of the afternoon. The Eagles hit .480 with 15 kills and just three errors in the third. VandeSchraaf helped AU race out to an 8-1 lead with two consecutive service aces, while Heid provided two late kills as Asbury stretched its advantage to 22-11. Grace Meyer delivered the final kill to close the 25-13 set and the sweep.
The Eagles finished the match hitting .329 with 38 kills while holding Agnes Scott to a .000 hitting percentage. AU added seven service aces, 37 digs and four total blocks in the three-set victory.
Megan Schelling, Emma Dean, Isabelle VandeSchraaf and Alana Creasey each recorded six kills to lead a balanced Asbury attack. Dean was nearly perfect offensively, hitting .750 with no errors on eight attacks, while Sophie Glushchak added five kills without an error and hit .556.
Julia Wright led the Eagles with 14 assists and two service aces, while Sara Beth Gray added 12 assists. Lilly Cowing paced the AU defense with 13 digs, and Ariana Bluestein added 10.
The Eagles clinch the No. 3 seed in next weeks CCS Tournament, set to square off with No. 6 Piedmont on Thursday in Lookout Mountain, Ga., hosted by Covenant.
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Isabelle VandeSchraaf | 6 K, .600 PCT, 4 SA, 5 DIG, 1,000 career kills
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Ruby Heid | 5 K (Career-High), .300 PCT, SA, 2 BLK
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Emma Dean | 6 K, .750 PCT
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Megan Schelling | 6 K, .214 PCT
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Alana Creasey | 6 K, 2 DIG, BLK
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Julia Wright | 14 AST, 2 SA, 2 DIG
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Lilly Cowing | 13 DIG, 2 AST
The team heads to Lookout Mountain, Ga., for the CCS Tournament, set to face off with No. 6 Piedmont on Thurs., Nov. 12 at 4 PM.
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