Box Score CEDARVILLE, Ohio--The Bellarmine University volleyball team made its first road trip of the year a successful one by recording a straight sets (25-20, 25-17, 28-26) victory over non-conference foe Cedarville University on Tuesday night at the Callan Athletic Center.

The Knights started strong by winning the first two sets by relatively comfortable margins, but had to battle back to win the third and decisive set by the final score of 28-26. Bellarmine fought off a set-point by Cedarville to even the score at 24-24 on a kill by Ashley Jefferson.  After trading the next four points, Bellarmine broke the 26-26 tie on back-to-back kills by Emily McDaniel, who finished the match with 14 to lead all hitters.

As Bellarmine volleyball fans have become accustomed, the final point included an impressive dig by libero Jaclyn Ohlmann--her 18th of the match--followed by McDaniel going down the line on the left side to get the set and match-winning kill.

Bellarmine Coach Jenni Grzebin had plenty to be pleased with as the Knights showed marked improvement in both their service and blocking games. Bellarmine recorded six aces and had just one service error and out-blocked the Yellow Jackets 9-2. 

"I was extremely pleased with our blocking game tonight, and I was proud of the fight we showed down the home stretch," Grzebin said.  "Cedarville is a talented team and their players and staff were class acts.  This was a great team win."

The Knights improve to 4-2 on the season, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 4-6.

Bellarmine returns to GLVC action with a weekend road trip to face Missouri S&T and Drury on Saturday and Sunday.

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