(LEBANON, Ill., Oct. 18)—The McKendree College volleyball team extended its win streak to four with a sweep Tuesday night in a tri-match at Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro, Ky. The Bearcats swept host Kentucky Wesleyan before downing Brescia University in four games.

 

With the sweep, the Bearcats reached the 20-win mark for the fourth consecutive year. McKendree is now 20-11 overall and will be in St. Louis Wednesday night for an American Midwest Conference match at Harris-Stowe State University.

 

Against Kentucky Wesleyan, McKendree rolled to victory by scores of 30-15, 30-12 and 30-21. Senior outside hitter Codi Dempster (Poplar Bluff, Mo./Twin Rivers) (Poplar Bluff, Mo./Twin Rivers) paced the Bearcats with 10 kills and 10 digs. Sophomore middle hitter Katelyn Kombrink (O'Fallon, Ill./O'Fallon) (O’Fallon, Ill./O’Fallon) notched seven attacks and four blocks, while junior setter Allison DeGroot (Highland, Ill./Highland) (Highland, Ill./Highland) handed out a team-leading 27 assists.

 

In the match with Brescia, the teams split the first two matches before McKendree took control over the final two. The Bearcats pulled away to win by scores of 30-22, 35-37, 30-19 and 30-25.

 

Codi Dempster (Poplar Bluff, Mo./Twin Rivers) had a team-high 16 kills for McKendree, while Katelyn Kombrink (O'Fallon, Ill./O'Fallon) and freshman outside hitter Lisa Witte (St. Charles, Mo./St. Charles) (St. Charles, Mo./St. Charles) each posted 13 kills. Junior middle hitter Angie Clark (Charleston, Mo./Charleston) (Charleston, Mo./Charleston) chipped in with 12 attacks. Both Kombrink and Clark shared team-high honors with five blocks in the match.

 

Allison DeGroot (Highland, Ill./Highland) had 60 assists, and senior libero Marcy Gibson (Carbondale, Ill./Salem) (Salem, Ill./Salem) added five service aces.