LIVONIA, Mich.-- On Wednesday, Madonna University's Volleyball team once again dominated home court at the Alliance Catholic Credit Union Arena with a 3-0 sweep over nearby Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) opponent University of Michigan Dearborn.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Madonna jumped out to a quick 14-6 lead behind Jodie Kelly's kills, a few attacking errors by the Wolverines, and a few Molly Miller service aces. The lead continued to inflate as Kelly and Kacie Stoneburner sent the ball rocketing into the floor that would send a message to UM Dearborn that the first set was Madonna's 25-14. 

The second set was the same for the Crusaders. A dominating start by the serve of Olivia Sweeney along with a kill from Joella Griner allowed Madonna to stay afloat early on. Madonna continued to bite out chunks of points in small runs from Dearborn attacking errors and a few points by Miller. In the final moments, it was Jaeda Porter who put away the Wolverines in set two 25-15. 

The third set, however, was much more of a fight from both teams. UM Dearborn found itself above 10-7 before Porter forced a tie at 13-13. At 19-17, Madonna turned on the finisher with Miller, DJ Sargent, and three-straight kills by Kelly to hold a slight 22-21 lead. A Wolverine score knotted things up as Kelly and Porter went back-to-back at 24-22 forcing a flutter of timeouts from the visiting bench. Porter once again secured the finisher. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
 

• Kelly, Stoneburner, and Porter once again led the way with 13, nine, and seven kills, respectively
• Dawson inches closer to the 30 assist mark with 26 on the night
• Porter also tallied three total blocks 
• Madonna once again dominated the serve with eight service aces
• The Crusaders racked up a .309 attacking percentage
• Kelly is 44 kills away from 2,000 in her career

UP NEXT

The team will be back on the road on Friday, October 15 at 7:00 p.m. at the Russell J. Ebeid Recreational Center on the campus of Lourdes University (Ohio) in Sylvania, Ohio.

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