DANVILLE, Ky. – The Centre volleyball team improved to 8-2 in conference play and 14-7 overall as they completed the season sweep of the Sewanee Tigers in straight sets.
 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
 
- The first set belonged to the Colonels as they used a 9-2 run early and a 10-2 run late to slam the door on a smooth 25-13 win as Abby Swartz and Isabel Thornton combined on a tandem block for the clinching point.
- In the second set, Centre had to play from behind in the first half as the Tigers took a 14-9 lead. The Colonels battled back and eventually took the lead at 18-17 on a kill from Swartz. With the score tied at 18-18, Centre scored seven of the final eight points as a Syd Bietz kill put a cap on a 25-19 win.
- The Colonels got off to a great start in set 3 as they jumped out to an early 6-1 lead. Sewanee rallied to eventually tie it at 15-15, but Centre stormed back with eight of the next nine points, winning 25-16 after kills from Thornton and Swartz.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
 
- The Colonels had one of their most balanced hitting games of the season. Thornton finished with a game high nine kills, with Swartz, Bietz and Brooke Palmer each adding eight. Centre hit .263 as a team for the match.
- Emily Gardner continues to average nearly a dozen assists per set in conference play, as she finished with 34 tonight.
- Centre held a 46-35 edge in digs tonight as Madi Barron, Lily Hendricks and June Padilla each finished in double digits.
 
NEXT UP
 
Centre volleyball will wrap up the home portion of the schedule this weekend, beginning with a rematch with Millsaps on Saturday.