Women's Volleyball | 9/30/2017 12:42:00 PM
Box Score WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – The West Liberty University volleyball team wasted little time taking care of business Saturday morning, sprinting off to a 3-0 win against Notre Dame in Mountain East Conference action at the ASRC.
Coach Kayla Mull's Hilltoppers (10-8, 2-2) opened the match with a 25-21 win in the first set and took command with a 25-20 nod in the second set. West Liberty finished off the Falcons (7-10, 0-3) with a flourish, closing out the sweep with a 25-12 rout in the third set.
Raimey Benson and
Caitlin Clarke led the way for the Black and Gold. Benson hammered home a match-high 16 kills with a .387 hitting percentage to go along with 4 blocks while Clarke added a dozen kills, 11 assists and 4 service aces while hitting at an impressive .480 clip.
Kendall Souder had another double-double with 17 assists and 10 digs.
Renee Lemke paced WLU with 19 assists and and
Kailee Cunningham added a team-high 17 digs.
The Hilltoppers step out of conference play on Tuesday to host Malone (Ohio) in a 7 p.m. match at the ASRC.
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
West Liberty 3, Notre Dame 0
(25-21, 25-20, 25-12)
NOTRE DAME (7-10, 0-3)
Melissa Maczuzak 12-1-1; Natalie Spadaro 8-0-0; Mary Kate McHugh 6-4-0; Lloyana Hunter 5-0-1; Paige Staudacher 1-1-0; Ali Kaeberlein 1-0-0; Roberta Jokubauskait 0-0-1; Totals 33-6-2.0.
Assists: Paige Staudacher 25
Digs: Ali Kaeberlein 23; Mary Kate McHugh 12
WEST LIBERTY (10-8, 2-2)
Raimey Benson 16-0-4;
Caitlin Clarke 12-4-0;
Morgan Farley 5-0-6;
Stephanie Leonard 3-0-5;
Erin Jans 3-0-1;
Kendall Souder 1-0-0;
Sydney Scherer 0-0-5;
Mackenzie Sims 0-2-0;
Kailee Cunningham 0-1-0; Totals 40-7-11.0.
Assists:
Renee Lemke 19;
Kendall Souder 17
Digs:
Kailee Cunningham 17;
Caitlin Clarke 11;
Kendall Souder 10
