ABILENE, Texas — The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor volleyball team earned a straight-set victory over McMurry University Tuesday night, sweeping the War Hawks 25-20, 25-14, 25-22 in American Southwest Conference action at Kimbrell Arena. The Cru improves to 13-4 overall and 3-0 in ASC play with the win.
UMHB battled back from an early deficit in the opening set before taking control late. The Cru trailed 8-1 to start the match but rallied to even the score at 13-13. UMHB then used a series of kills from
Lilli Sandoval,
Ava Ribakovs and
Allie Thompson to pull away for the 25-20 victory.
The Cru carried that momentum into the second set, jumping out to a 10-5 advantage.
Kaysen Miller added back-to-back service aces during a 4-0 UMHB run that extended the lead to 15-9. Sandoval followed with a kill as the Cru continued to build its advantage, closing the set on a 25-14 score.
The third set remained tight early before UMHB used a 5-0 run to take a 15-9 lead. McMurry battled back late and pulled within two at 24-22, but
Addison Yates finished the match with a kill to give the Cru the 25-22 set victory and the 3-0 sweep.
Sandoval led the Cru offensively with 11 kills and added 10 digs for a double-double. Thompson finished with nine kills while hitting .438 and added two solo blocks. Ribakovs contributed eight kills while hitting .333, along with 10 assists, six digs and two blocks.
Miller added four service aces and 13 digs, while
Chloe Brandt recorded 18 assists and 13 digs.
Angie Garcia finished with six assists, nine digs and one ace.
UMHB hit .237 as a team for the match, including a .302 clip in the opening set and a .360 mark in the second. The Cru also recorded seven total blocks and held McMurry to a .064 hitting percentage.
The Cru returns to action on Friday, October 9
th in a 6 p.m. matchup at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene.
