KENNESAW, Ga. — Kennesaw State defeated the Bellarmine University volleyball team 3-0 in the regular season finale Saturday in ASUN action in the KSU Convocation Center.
Each set was tight, but the Owls (17-10, 10-6 ASUN) managed the sweep by scores of 26-24, 25-21, 25-22 over the Knights (9-19, 7-9).
Bellarmine tied a season high with 11 service aces and did it in only three sets. Senior
Anna Lococo and sophomore
Kylie VanHoy racked up three apiece while senior
Mara Perry added two. Senior
MaryAnn O'Toole posted a team-high 10 kills, and freshman
Maddie Hagan registered a career-high six blocks.
Bellarmine trailed 16-9 in the first set before a 7-1 run untracked the Knights, who eventually stormed all the way back to earn set point at 24-23. However, Kennesaw State regrouped to take the frame with three straight points.
Bellarmine led 15-14 in the second set, but KSU took control with a 6-0 run. The Knights got within three on a couple occasions before the Owls closed it out, 25-21.
Bellarmine seemed poised to capture the third set after building a 19-16 lead, but Kennesaw State again rattled off six consecutive points. The Knights got back within one a few times before the Owls clinched the set, 25-22, and the match along with it.
Bellarmine is the eight-seed in the ASUN Championship and will play at top-seeded FGCU at 7 p.m. (ET) Thursday in the quarterfinals.
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