SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Converse University volleyball team picked up their fifth sweep of the season on Friday night, as they swept Chowan 3-0 at the Hawks Athletics Center.
Converse has now won seven straight matches and improves to 18-9 overall and 15-3 in Conference Carolinas action. Meanwhile, Chowan drops to 7-18 overall and 6-12 in Conference Carolinas play.
The Valkyries came off the bus ready to play on Friday evening as they opened up the first set on an 11-5 run. Converse eventually held a 17-12 lead and an 23-16 advantage. Converse won the opening set by a final score 25-18.
Converse opened the second set on a 14-2 run and eventually built a 23-11 lead over the Hawks. The Valkyries won the second period by a final score of 25-12. The third set was similar to the first two as the Valkyries built a 9-1 lead over Chowan. Converse eventually held a 19-9 advantage over the Hawks and went on to win the set by a final score of 25-17.
Converse finished with 57 points, 47 kills, 7 aces, 3 blocks, 42 assists and 79 digs.
Alayah Robertson led the team with 12 kills,
Ariel Bryant is second on the team with 10 kills and
Ella Ruckman finished third on the team with 9 kills.
Alysha Arroyo led the team with 36 assists and
Scarlett Xiong finished with a team high 29 digs.
Ariel Bryant finished second on the team with 15 digs and Arroyo finished third on the team with 10 digs.
Next Up:
Converse will travel to Barton tomorrow afternoon.
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