NASHVILLE – The Lipscomb University Volleyball team extended its win streak to three straight matches and got the overall record back to .500 with a 3-0 sweep over the University of West Georgia, Sunday afternoon inside Allen Arena. 

Final Score: Lipscomb 3, West Georgia 0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-16)
Location: Allen Arena
Records: Lipscomb (10-10, 6-4), West Georgia (2-21, 0-10)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
After each team traded the first four points of the opening set, Lipscomb used a 7-1 run to swell the lead to 9-3 after an ace by Ella Durham and an assisted block by Courtney Jones and Berkley Mischler. 

The Wolves used a quick 3-0 run to make it a 9-6 score, but the Bisons swelled the lead to 14-8 with a spike from Brooklyn Fuchs and a service ace by Hallie Hendrickx. 

From there, the Bisons held the Wolves to eight kills as they won 25-17 in set one. 

The second set saw 10 ties and six lead changes. Tied at 10, despite a Mischler kill, the Wolves kept the momentum to the media timeout with a 5-2 run, including three straight points. 

Coming out of the break, the Bisons came out strong with six straight points, including three kills by Jones and two from Brooklyn Fuchs, as well as a service ace from Kenzie Kucks. 

The run continued despite West Georgia using their timeouts. Back-to-back kills for Jones and a Sophia Hudepohl ace extended the lead to 21-16 en route to a 25-20 win to lead the match two sets to none. 

Lipscomb won the first two points in set three and never looked back, rolling out to leads of 7-2 and 11-6. 

With LUV ahead 22-9, UWG used a 7-2 run to cut the deficit to 24-16, but a Sydney Strenger kill ended the match and completing the weekend sweep. 

The Bisons had a .324 attack percentage with 15 kills, while the Wolves were limited to a -.034 frame with five kills. 

QUOTABLE
Hear from Ella Durham and Brandon Rosenthal after the match. 



KEY STATISTICS
Courtney Jones led all attackers with 15 kills on the afternoon, swinging .344 with 32 attacks and four errors. In set two, she posted six of the team's 13 kills.

Berkley Mischler was a part of eight blocks and added five kills. 

The Bisons tallied eight service aces on the day, led by two each from Hallie Hendrickx and Kenzie Kucks. 

Ella Durham totaled 10 digs, nine kills and four blocks, while Sophia Hudepohl totaled 31 assists. 

HERD NOTES
The Bisons held their opponent to a .022 attack percentage (23-21-90), the lowest mark of the season and the second match where an opponent hit below .100, joining Bellarmine on Oct. 3 (.076). 

UP NEXT
Lipscomb will hit the road for its penultimate road trip of the regular season, as they head to Eastern Kentucky on Friday night.