SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Converse University volleyball team defeated Belmont Abbey 3-0 on Tuesday night inside the Weisiger Center.
With the win the Valkyries captured the Conference Carolinas Northwest Division Championships for a third straight season. Converse has clinched the two seed in the upcoming Conference Carolinas Tournament for a second straight season and they end the regular season on a nine-game winning streak. Converse finishes the regular season with a 20-9 overall record and a 17-3 record in Conference Carolinas action. Belmont Abbey finishes the regular season with a 15-12 overall record and a 10-10 record in Conference Carolinas play.
Converse opened the first set on a 7-3 run against the Crusaders and eventually built an 18-12 advantage in the opening period. The Valkyries held off a late run by Belmont Abbey and cruised to a 25-17 first set win.
The Valkyries opened up the second set on a 5-1 run against Belmont Abbey and built a 17-11 advantage midway through the period. Converse cruised to an easy 25-17 second set win against the Crusaders.
Converse kept the momentum rolling into the third set as they opened the period on an 8-2 run. The Valkyries jumped out to a 17-10 lead over Belmont Abbey and held on as the Crusaders rallied with a 5-0 run. The Valkyries completed the three set sweep with a 25-19 third set win over Belmont Abbey.
Converse finished with 51 points, 39 kills, 5 aces, 7 blocks, 37 assists and 48 digs.
Ella Ruckman led the team with 10 kills,
Ariel Bryant and
Alayah Robertson both finished second on the team with nine kills each.
Alysha Arroyo led the team with 32 assists and three service aces, while Robertson finished with a team best four blocks.
Ariel Bryant and
Scarlett Xiong both finished with a team high 14 digs each.
Next Up:
Converse will be back in action next Tuesday evening against the winner of Lees-McRae and Shorter. Tip-off is slated for a 7:00 p.m. start time inside the Weisiger Center.
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