HAMMOND, Ind. - The William Jewell volleyball team swept Thomas More University in straight sets on Saturday morning to close out the Midwest Region Crossover. The Cardinals move to 6-15 on the season with the win.
The teams went back-and-forth early as neither could gain more than a two point advantage, until back-to-back kills from
Brianna Witthar and
Macy Bartlett made it 19-14 in favor of Jewell. Three straight kills from three different Cardinals pushed the advantage to 23-16 but TMU rallied to pull within four late before
Kali Adamec's kill finished the set, 25-20.
After Jewell broke out to an 18-13 lead in set two behind six kills from
Silvia Fisher, The Saints put together a 7-2 run to knot the score at 20-all. The Cardinals responded, winning five of the final six points to take a two set lead.
Trailing 11-9 in the third set, Jewell got two kills and an ace from Bartlett to lead a 10-3 run to go back in front. After TMU pulled within three,
Wylie Singleton's three aces led the Cardinals to a 6-0 run, putting the game away 25-17.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Bartlett and Fisher led the Cardinals with 13 and 12 kills, respectively with the former adding a team high 10 digs and four aces.
- Singleton finished with three aces and two blocks while Alexis Frazier had 33 assists.
- Jewell hit .290 on the match, while holding the Saints to a .153 clip.
UP NEXT
Jewell continues their mid-season break from Great Lakes Valley Conference action on Tuesday night as they travel to Wayne State College (Neb.) to take on the nationally ranked Wildcats.
