Volleyball picked up a four-set win at home Saturday afternoon.
The No. 25 Ravens defeated the William Penn University Statesmen, 3-1, with two dominant wins in the third and fourth sets.
The Ravens won the first set, 25-20, but the score wound up a little tighter than it initially looked like it would. Benedictine had an 8-point lead before the Statesmen chipped away and got within 2 points late in the set.
But the Ravens closed out the 5-point win to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
Stefania Scomazzon had 5 kills in the set, with
Barbara Terra and
JoJo Vander Woude each recording 3 kills.
The Ravens dug themselves a hole in the second set that they couldn't quite dig out of. William Penn raced in front and took a 20-12 lead before the Ravens found some life.
A 7-0 run, including 3 aces by Scomazzon, pulled the Ravens back within 1 point at 19-20, but they couldn't quite get over the hump as WPU won the set 25-22. That leveled the match at 1-1 heading into the third set.
The Ravens fell behind early again in the third set but quickly righted the ship. The Ravens had multiple 5-point runs and won the set, 25-15, to go ahead 2-1 in the match.
Scomazzon added 5 kills and 2 aces in the set, and
Bridget O'Sullivan had 4 kills as the Ravens took control of the match.
The Ravens closed out the match with a dominant 25-10 fourth set. Leading 11-9 early in the set, the Ravens ripped off a 14-1 run to close out the 3-1 match win, their 16
th-straight win.
Scomazzon had 4 kills and an ace in the set, and O'Sullivan also had 4 kills.
Scomazzon led the team with 17 kills and 6 aces, O'Sullivan was the only other Raven in double-digits with 12 kills – a season high – and Terra and Vander Woude each had 7 kills. Allison Kubelbeck had 5 kills and 3 block assists.
Ava Penuel had 19 digs,
Hailey Ugolini added 11 digs, and Kelly DeMeulenare recorded 10 digs.
Wren VanCleave led the team with 40 assists and 22 digs.
The Ravens (20-2, 11-0 Heart) will hit the road next week for games at Baker University on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at No. 9 Missouri Baptist University, and at William Woods University.
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