ALLIANCE, Ohio—The Mount Union women's volleyball team swept Capital, 25-13, 25-9, 25-21, in Ohio Athletic Conference play Friday night.
The Purple Raiders (16-3, 2-1 OAC) were led offensively by
Sadie Thomas (Cambridge Springs, Pa. / Maplewood) and
Zoe Sweigart (Canal Winchester) with 10 and eight kills respectively with hitting percentages of .409 and .294.
Ava Bolen (Wellsburg, W. Va. / Brooke) and
Cami Welty (Willowick / Eastlake North) combined to hit 14 kills on 18 swings with no errors for the Raiders as well.
DeLani Durst (Clyde) and
Anna Mihacevich (Hinkley / Padua Franciscan) picked up 28 and 8 assists while
Sam Cantrell (Eastlake) picked up eight digs leading Mount Union. Durst picked up her 1,000 career assist tonight in the first set.
Capital (3-14, 0-4 OAC) was led by Abby Reed with six kills, Jasmine Easterday with eight assists and Shy Black with nine digs.
Mount Union hit a blistering .468 % with 43 kills and just six errors on 79 attempts while Capital had 28 kills with 14 errors on 83 attempts. Mount Union picked up seven blocks while Capital had just two and Mount Union out dug Capital 37 to 22.
Mount Union will now stay home, taking on Marietta on Tuesday at 7 pm.
