ELIZABETHTOWN, PA -- Rowan swept its way past Lycoming and host Elizabethtown in a tri-match on Saturday, extending the Profs' win streak to ten matches.
Against Lycoming (25-15, 25-11, 25-5), the duo of
Jena Kaul and
Jessica Smart combined for 22 of the team's 38 kills as the squad hit .368 (38-10-76) for its second-best offensive output of the season.
Ciara Bradley kicked in three kills, three blocks and four digs with
Nia Ipeker adding a season-high four aces.
Rowan led from start to finish in the first two sets before an 11-0 run off a 6-4 lead in the third would put the team in front for good.
In the nightcap against the Blue Jays (25-14, 25-23, 25-18), Kaul (10 kills) and Smart (15 kills) paced the attack.
Gabriella Cooper contributed a season-high 12 digs. Setter
Raven Albrecht recorded 39 assists and 11 digs for her fifth double double of the year.
Three-straight kills from Smart was part of a 5-1 spurt to get Rowan to set point, 24-21, in the second. E-Town cut it to 24-23 before an attack error put the Profs up, 2-0. Late in the third set, a pair of aces from
Vanessa Hutchinson put the wraps on a 5-0 stretch to lock up the sweep.
Host Elizabethtown defeated Lycoming in five sets in the day's first match.
Rowan gets back at it on Tuesday with a NJAC contest at Kean before a home date with Rutgers-Camden on Thursday.
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