(FULTON, Mo., Oct. 30)—The McKendree University volleyball team swept an American Midwest Conference match Tuesday evening at William Woods University. The Bearcats took the contest by scores of 30-26, 31-29 and 30-23.

 

The win gives McKendree an overall record of 21-13. The Bearcats close the AMC portion of their schedule with a mark of 9-5. William Woods slips to 7-19 on the year and 3-10 in the AMC. McKendree will wrap up regular-season play Saturday in a quad match at Huntington University in Indiana. The Bearcats will play their first contest at 10 a.m.

 

At William Woods, junior middle hitter Katelyn Kombrink (O'Fallon, Ill./O'Fallon) (O’Fallon, Ill./O’Fallon) led the way for McKendree with 11 kills, while sophomore outside hitter Dani Collins (Freeburg, Ill./Freeburg) (Freeburg, Ill./Freeburg) chipped in with nine kills. Senior setter Allison DeGroot (Highland, Ill./Highland) (Highland, Ill./Highland) and junior setter Dana Maedge (Highland, Ill./Highland) (Highland, Ill./Highland) shared team-high honors with 15 assists each.

 

Senior libero Courtney Aldridge (Dupo, Ill./Dupo) (Dupo, Ill./Dupo) added a team-best 18 digs, while sophomore outside hitter Lisa Witte (St. Charles, Mo./St. Charles) (St. Charles, Mo./St. Charles) handled 11 digs.

 

 

McKendree         30         31         30

William Woods  36         29         23

 

McKendree is now 21-13 overall and 9-5 in the American Midwest Conference