BELTON, Texas — The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor volleyball team swept McMurry 3-0 Saturday afternoon in Belton. The win improved the Cru to 16-4 on the season and 5-0 in American Southwest Conference action.
UMHB led the first set early before McMurry fought back, tying the set at 8-8. The Cru answered with a 15-2 run, taking a 23-10 lead before closing the set with a 25-12 victory.
The Cru opened set two with a 6-1 run and extended the lead to double-digits at the 16-6 mark. UMHB maintained at least a nine-point lead through the majority of the set, cruising to a 24-15 win.
UMHB opened the third set with a 9-5 lead and held onto the high ground, cruising to a 25-19 win for the three-set sweep.
Ava Ribakovs led the Cru with nine kills on 18 attacks, hitting .500 with 16 assists.
Addison Yates added eight kills on 15 attacks while
Kaysen Miller added seven. UMHB hit .264 in the contest, totaling 40 kills.
Natalie Hughes served a team-high seven service aces while
Chloe Brandt totaled a team-high 11 digs.
UMHB returns to action on Tuesday, October 20th in a 6 p.m. match at Concordia University Texas.
