NASHVILLE – The Lipscomb University volleyball team returned to its winning ways on Saturday afternoon with a 3-0 sweep of Stetson University inside Allen Arena. 

Final Score: Lipscomb 3, Stetson 0 (25-9, 25-18, 25-21)
Location: Allen Arena
Records: Lipscomb (11-10, 8-2), Stetson (4-18, 1-10)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Coming off Friday night's loss to Florida Gulf Coast, Lipscomb came out with a strong attack as Meg Mersman got the first kill on the first point of the evening. 

From there, the Bisons got out to a 7-2 lead thanks to three straight Hatter attack errors. The visitors finally netted their first kill on the next point thanks to Jenna Simmons. 

It would not phase the Bisons, though, as they went 9-for-9 in side out percentage and swelled the lead to 18-5 thanks to kills by Addi Pelham and a Mersman and Karlie McNabb block. 

Winning the opening set 25-9, the home team put 15 kills to the Hatters' four, including holding the visitors to a -.069 swing percentage. 

Despite more competitiveness in the second set, Lipscomb posted 21 kills in the second set to win 25-18. Courtney Jones led the way with seven, followed by Pelham's six and McNabb's four.

The first lead change of the match came in the third set, as the Hatters' Leilani Vitale scored the opening point. The teams went -back and forth from there, but trailing 5-4, Lipscomb went on a 9-5 run to propel ahead 13-10. 

Stetson made things interesting by cutting the deficit down to 14-13, but kills by Courtney Jones pushed LUV ahead for good, as the won the third set, 25-21, and swept the Hatters in three.

QUOTABLE
Hear from Addi Pelham and Brandon Rosenthal following the Saturday win. 

KEY STATISTICS
The Bisons swung .337 for the afternoon with 50 kills and committed 16 errors on 101 attacks. Leading the charge was Courtney Jones who tallied 17 and hit .433. 

Addi Pelham hit .615 with nine kills on 13 swings, committing one error on the attack, while Berkley Mischler also posted nine kills on 15 attacks. 

Meg Mersman posted six kills and five total blocks, while Libby Steinhart totaled 15 digs. 

HERD NOTES
Lipscomb has totaled 50 kills or more in a match for the 10th time this season. Additionally, the 50 strikes against the Hatters on Saturday marked the second-most in a three-setter this season, matching with California Baptist on Aug. 30. 

In terms of attack percentage, LUV hit .337, marking the fourth-highest mark of the season and the second-best in a three-set match. They put together a .351 percentage in their win at Jacksonville last weekend. The Bisons now have totaled seven matches this season with a .300 swing percentage or better. 

On the defensive end, the Bisons held the Hatters to 22 kills, matching a lowest for an opponent this season (Belmont, Sept. 9). 

Six different Bisons recorded aces in Saturday's win, led by Courtney Jones and Sophia Hudepohl with two each. 

UP NEXT
LIpscomb continues its five-match home stand next weekend, as they host Bellarmine on Friday evening at 6 p.m. inside Allen Arena.