ROCHESTER, Mich.-- On Wednesday night, Madonna University Volleyball secured another Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) win on the road in Garth Pleasant Arena against Rochester University (Mich.) for a 3-0 win.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Madonna cruised out to a 11-3 run in the first set with Molly Miller rattling off three-straight service aces for the Crusaders while DJ Sargent and Jaeda Porter got things started in the kill category. Back-to-back kills by Sargent and a sprinkle of points from Jamie Ciacico and Jodie Kelly lifted the Crusaders up over a nine-point lead as the Warriors attempted a comeback in the middle of the set. Just as she started the first frame, Miller ended it with a stout kill for the 25-15 win.

In the second, it was all Madonna. The Crusaders only gave up eight kills in this set, with five of them coming at the 8-5 point. Madonna then went on a 13-3 run that saw Kelly, Jordyn Dawson, and attacking error after attacking error by Rochester give Madonna the 25-8 set two win.

The Crusaders then had to fight out of a deficit in the third. With Rochester up 4-2, Kelly sparked a run that was aided by attacking errors of the Warriors. Madonna's 9-0 run in the middle of the set started by Porter effectively ended any chance Rochester had at securing a set win as Madonna would slide over at 25-12 for its 17th conference win of the year.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Kelly once again leads Madonna with 14 kills while Porter and Miller are just behind with eight and six kills, respectively
• Dawson setup 26 assists while Olivia Sweeney led in digs with 16
• The Crusaders generated 14 service aces and seven blocks to the Warriors' three apiece
• As a team, the Crusaders held an attacking percentage of .320%

UP NEXT

The regular season home finale will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 6 inside the Alliance Catholic Credit Union Arena in Livonia for a winner-take-all match with the current second-place WHAC team Cornerstone University (Mich.). 

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