MARTIN, Tenn. – The Lindenwood women's volleyball team (20-3, 10-1 OVC) swept UT Martin (10-14, 5-8 OVC) on Thursday evening in their first match back following the bye week. The Lions continued to rely on a balanced offensive attack with three players in double digit kills.
The opening set featured four lead changes, with the Lions creating some separation late with a quick 4-0 run before holding off the Skyhawks for a 25-23 win.
Susanna Beretti led the Lindenwood attack with six kills on a .500 hitting percentage in the frame.
After going ahead 3-2 early in the second frame, Lindenwood never loosened their grip on the lead, growing their advantage to as many as 10 points in route to a 25-18 win. LU recorded four service aces in the set while
Ashley Geluck posted a team-leading five kills.
Lindenwood overcame an early 4-0 deficit to win the third set, taking the match with another 25-23 victory behind six kills from
Lauren Ortwerth, who finished the match with a team-leading 14 kills (4.67 KPS) on a .429 hitting percentage.
Autumn Bax and
Susanna Beretti were also in double digit kills with 11 apiece, with both players hitting at a .450 clip in the match as the Lions recorded a team hitting percentage of .387 – their second highest of the season.
Kaci Johnson averaged 14 assists per set with 42 total helpers in the contest, her second most in a three-set match this season. She also added three service aces and three kills to her performance.
Defensively,
Dana Grib led the Lions with 15 digs, averaging five digs per set.
Susanna Beretti also registered double digit digs with 11 for a double-double.
Quotable
"Overall, it was a good match. We have not played in almost two weeks, so I thought we did a good job of coming out and being very clean offensively," said Lindenwood head coach
Will Condon.
"We could have been a little more consistent in our play, but we still found a way to win in three. We were very balanced offensively so that helped us keep them off balance when we need to score points."
Next Up
Match two against UT Martin is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
