ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Lindenwood women's volleyball (4-4, 0-0 OVC) swept Austin Peay (1-7, ASUN) in three sets to close out the Lindenwood Invitational on Saturday at Hyland Arena. The Lions went 2-0 on the weekend after defeating Southern Illinois on Friday in five sets.

"We challenged the team to make some adjustments offensively in practice this week and they stepped up to the challenge," said head coach Will Condon. We have been able to cut down on our hitting errors while keeping our aggressiveness. I thought Austin Peay did a great job defensively to really make us work to score points and we were able to find ways to do that. Every match and opponent brings it's own unique challenge. I felt like we were able to keep making adjustments as the match progressed and that was impressive to see on our side."

Offensively, the Lions spread the wealth with five Lions picking up at least five kills against APSU. Addy McAleer led the way with a team-high 10 kills on .267 hitting with only two errors. The outside hitter also had nine digs, just one shy of a double-double.

Nyah Wilson was the most efficient Lion with a .364 hitting percentage while collecting nine kills. Wilson was second one the team in digs as well with 16. Autumn Bax, coming off a season-high 18 kills, had seven on Saturday. Lindenwood had 41 kills and hit .302 as a team.

Setters Allie Otten and Abby VanBuskirk split duties as passers in the Lions offense earning 19 and 15 assists each. VanBuskirk was also effective from behind the service line with three aces. LU had nine aces against the Governors. Jessie Seidel led the way defensively with 22 digs.

Lindenwood took the opening set on Saturday by a score of 25-19. The Lions hit .211 in the first with 11 kills while holding APSU to a .139 hitting percentage. McAleer had four of her kills in the set while VanBuskirk added six assists and Seidel added seven digs.

Bax came alive in the second set as the Lions won 25-18. She posted six of her seven kills in the set pacing the Lions to a .359 hitting percentage. Lindenwood took advantage of six attack errors from Austin Peay. Wilson added four kills in the second.

The Lions cruised to 25-14 set three victory giving the Lions their first sweep of the season. McAleer and Wilson combined for seven of Lindenwood's 15 kills in the third to secure the victory. Lindenwood's defense held APSU to a .025 hitting percentage.

Wilson, Seidel and Bax were all named to the Lindenwood Invitational All-Tournament Team for their performances this weekend.

The weekend concludes tomorrow as Lindenwood takes on SEC opponent Missouri on Sunday in Columbia, Mo. at 4:00 p.m. CT. For more information go to lindenwoodlions.com.