CONWAY, Ark. - The 24th-ranked Hendrix College volleyball team swept Rhodes College 25-16, 26-24, 25-16 at Grove Gymnasium to move to 10-0 in Southern Athletic Association play Wednesday night.
The first place Warriors, who are 16-6 overall, need two more conference wins to secure a share of the regular season title and the rights to host the 2015 SAA Championship Tournament.
The Orange & Black came out on fire by hitting .375 on 16 kills in the first set. Hendrix added 17 kills in the second set and 12 more in the third.
For the match, the Warriors hit .287 with 45 kills, nine aces, 46 digs and five blocks. The Lynx (9-13, 2-8) hit .067 with 22 kills, 10 aces, 35 digs and six blocks.
Hendrix Notes- Senior libero
Felicia Beeman served up a career-high six aces to go with 10 digs.
- Sophomore right side hitter
Lauren Petrisin hit .450, her best of the season, with 12 kills and a pair of blocks.
- Junior outside hitter
MC Rogers also connected on 12 kills. She now has 990 kills in her career.
- Freshman outside
Brianna Kelly had seven kills and nine digs.
- Sophomore
Sara Dyslin added six kills and junior
Natalie Masten recorded five.
- Junior setter
Allison Gaia had 21 assists and freshman
Amber Melcher had 14.
Rhodes Notes- Elasha Williams led the Lynx with seven kills and had six digs.
- Ana McMullen posted 20 assists, four aces and eight digs.
- Libero Maraia Tremarelli also had eight digs.
Up NextThe Warriors will host Berry College in another SAA match Friday at 6 p.m.