GREENVILLE, Ill. – The women's volleyball team swept Westminster (Mo.) in straight sets Wednesday night, defeating the Blue Jays 25-18, 25-17, 25-23 at H.J. Long Gymnasium to remain unbeaten in SLIAC play.
Greenville's offense was led by
Kennedy Legendre, who delivered a match-high 15 kills while hitting an impressive .652 with no attack errors on 23 attempts.
Abby Grohmann added nine kills and
Sierrah Downey and
Alyssa Company contributed eight kills apiece.
Emma Ratermann directed the attack with 37 assists as the Panthers hit .254 as a team.
The Panthers controlled the opening two sets, recording a .235 hitting percentage in the first frame and improving to .326 in the second.
Greenville used balanced offense and strong defensive play to build comfortable leads in both sets before claiming 25-18 and 25-17 victories.
Westminster mounted its strongest challenge in the third set, staying even with Greenville through 16 tie scores and eight lead changes in the frame. The Panthers responded late behind key kills from Legendre and Company to close out the match with a 25-23 win.
Defensively, Greenville totaled 55 digs, led by
Claudia Bonacorsi's 16 and
Emily Ruppert's 11.
Grohmann added nine digs, while Ratermann contributed eight.
The Panthers also recorded six team blocks.
Greenville finished with a 46-31 advantage in kills and limited Westminster to a .102 hitting percentage in the three-set victory.
The Panthers improved to 16-7 overall and 9-0 in conference action. The ladies will attempt to clinch the SLIAC championship on Saturday against Lyon in a match starting at 2 p.m. at Blackburn.
