NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Saint Mary's College Volleyball earned a sweep over Dominican University, 3-0, on Tuesday night. The Belles improve to 7-5 while the Stars fall to 0-10. The Belles also celebrated their annual Red Glasses Game to support the Red Glasses Movement.
The two teams traded points early in the match before Dominican would take a two point lead. Saint Mary's then went on an impressive 11-2 run to blow the first set open and take a commanding lead. The Stats put up two more points before another five point run for the Belles. The two traded points and short runs before Saint Mary's closed out a 25-17 win in the first set. Senior
Caroline Carens (Naperville, IL) put up an impressive five kills in the first set while sophomore
Lexi Szymanski (Walker, MI) and freshman
Bridget O'Connell (Tinley Park, IL) added three each.
Saint Mary's got out to a strong six point lead to open up the second set. The two teams would trade points throughout the rest of the set while the Belles would continue to hold and extend their lead to a 25-14 win to take a 2-0 advantage. Five different Belles added a kill in the set while junior
Giuliana Graczyk (Chicago, IL) added five assists to move into double figures.
The Belles dominated the third set as they got out to a strong 15-4 lead heading into the media timeout. They continued to dominate the set with a 10-2 run to earn the set and match win while closing it out with a 5-0 run, winning the set.
Carens led the team with 11 kills on the match while O'Connell added seven and Szymanski finished with six. Senior
Anna Bradley (Chicago, IL) added a career high four kills. Senior
Abby Reese (Elkhart, IN) led with 11 assists while Graczyk finished with 10. Freshman
Reina Larkin (Tampa, FL) added a career high eight assists on the match, all in the third set.
Defensively, sophomore
Molly Boyle (Palos Heights, IL) led with 13 digs. Carens led the team with three total blocks with two solo blocks.
UP NEXT FOR THE BELLES
Saint Mary's is back at home on Friday as they host Beloit College on Friday at 7pm. The Belles will also host Grade School and Campers Night.
