SEWANEE, Tenn. - The 19th-ranked Hendrix College volleyball swept Sewanee - The University of the South 25-16, 25-22, 25-17 on the road Sunday afternoon.
With the win, the Warriors move to 12-4 on the year and 7-0 in Southern Athletic Association play. The Tigers drop to 8-7 and 2-5.
The Orange & Black cruised to a first set win by hitting .343 with 17 kills. In the second set, the teams were tied at 21-21, before Hendrix won four of the last five points. The Warriors finished off the Tigers with an easy 25-17 win in the third.
For the match, Hendrix hit .303 with 41 kills, four aces, 52 digs and six blocks. Sewanee hit .098 with 26 kills, four aces, 41 digs and five blocks.
Hendrix Notes
- Junior middle blocker
Sara Dyslin led the Warriors with a season-high 14 kills and hit .545 with two aces.
- Freshman
Lauren Dwyer added 11 kills, two aces, nine digs and a season-best four blocks.
- Senior middle
Samantha Stockdale connected on seven kills and hit .875 to go with two blocks.
- Senior setter
Allison Gaia recorded 23 assists.
- Senior libero
Leila Matsumoto led the back row with 18 digs.
- Senior
MC Rogers added 10 digs.
Sewanee Notes
- Diamond Stewart led the Tigers with six kills and had six digs.
- Anna Wilson recorded nine assists.
- Constance Connolly also had nine assists and 10 digs.
- Sara Jayne Sutton came up with 10 digs.
- Elizabeth Gill recorded five kills and four blocks.
Up Next
Hendrix will start the second round of conference play at Rhodes in Memphis, Tenn. Wednesday night.