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Volleyball back on top with ASUN regular season crown after sweeping Bellarmine

Box Score LOUISVILLE, Ky. – With a dominant road performance against Bellarmine Saturday night, Lipscomb volleyball finds itself right where it belongs, back on top of the ASUN Conference.

The Bisons captured their seventh regular season crown, the first since 2016, after sweeping the Knights 3-0 (30-28, 25-15, 25-14) in the season finale. With the win they improved to 14-2 overall and 11-1 in league play.
 

They earned the No. 1 seed in the ASUN North Division and will match up once again with No. 4 Bellarmine next Saturday (March 27) at 6 p.m. in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament in Allen Arena.

Four Bisons reached double figures in kills with freshman Meg Mersman's 12 leading the way. She hit .500 and led the team with four blocks from her middle position. Sami Rubal, Garrett Joiner and Kamryn Bacus each added 10 kills, helping combine for 42 of the team's 53 kills. Joiner hit .625 after not committing an error on 16 swings, while Rubal added three blocks.

Delaney Smith got the start on the back row and came away with a match high and career high 12 digs, while Megan Kuper added 11 and six kills.

Freshman Delaney Dilfer picked up her third double-double of the season with 42 assists and 10 digs. She also added five kills and hit .667 from the setter position.
   

SET ONE
After the two sides traded points through the early going, Bellarmine grabbed its largest lead at 18-12 behind back-to-back aces. Kuper responded with kills to bookend a run and pull Lipscomb to within 19-16. The Knights jumped back in front 22-18 and seemed to have the momentum on their side before the Bisons finally woke up.

Mersman went on a tear with three kills to spark a 6-0 run and put Lipscomb in front for the first time of the set, 26-25. From there the next five points were traded before Rubal and Bacus put the finishing touches on a 30-28 win. The Bisons hit .283 with 25 kills in the frame.
   


SET TWO
Lipscomb carried that performance over into the next frame and came out more aggressive. Dilfer and Joiner spearheaded an early 5-0 run before Bacus pumped three consecutive kills to grab a 13-5 lead. Maher later capped a three-point run with an ace to make it 20-10. Joiner posted a pair of big kills to gain more separation before Bacus secured the 25-15 win in set two. The Bisons outhit the Knights .414 to .000 with 15 kills on 29 swings.
   
 
SET THREE
Paced by kills from five different Bisons and a pair of aces from Smith and Ashleigh Albert, Lipscomb had its best start to a set in the third frame, racing out to a 10-3 advantage.  After trading the next nine points, the Bisons lead increased to 18-8 on three straight kills and an ace from Kuper. The purple and gold put the finishing touches on the Knights with a Mersman kill and a match-ending block from Rubal and Kuper to win 25-14. Lipscomb outhit BU .333 to .125 and recorded five blocks and three aces. The freshman trio of Bacus, Mersman and Dilfer each has three kills in the stanza, while Joiner added a pair.
 
FROM THE BENCH
 
 

HERD NOTES
  • The win was the eighth in a row for Lipscomb and its 11th in the last 12 outings.
  • It also marked the eighth ASUN victory in straight sets, and its 10th sweep overall.
  • The Bisons outhit the Knights .330 to .125 in the win, marking the eighth time this season they've eclipsed .300 hitting.
  • Lipscomb reached 50 assists for just the fifth time this season.
  • Rubal recorded 10+ kills for the third outing in a row and her fifth of the year.
  • Mersman earned 10+ kills and at least four blocks in a match for the fifth time, including three straight.
  • Dilfer earned her third double-double of the campaign, while the five kills match a season high for the freshman.



 
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Players Mentioned

Megan Kuper

#1 Megan Kuper

OH
6' 0"
Senior
Garrett Joiner

#12 Garrett Joiner

OH/RS
6' 3"
Junior
Meg Mersman

#3 Meg Mersman

MB
6' 2"
Freshman
Delaney Dilfer

#16 Delaney Dilfer

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5' 9"
Freshman
Kamryn Bacus

#0 Kamryn Bacus

OH
6' 0"
Freshman
Ashleigh Albert

#10 Ashleigh Albert

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5' 7"
Freshman
Delaney Smith

#13 Delaney Smith

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5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Megan Kuper

#1 Megan Kuper

6' 0"
Senior
OH
Garrett Joiner

#12 Garrett Joiner

6' 3"
Junior
OH/RS
Meg Mersman

#3 Meg Mersman

6' 2"
Freshman
MB
Delaney Dilfer

#16 Delaney Dilfer

5' 9"
Freshman
S
Kamryn Bacus

#0 Kamryn Bacus

6' 0"
Freshman
OH
Ashleigh Albert

#10 Ashleigh Albert

5' 7"
Freshman
S
Delaney Smith

#13 Delaney Smith

5' 8"
Freshman
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