OWENSBORO, Ky. – Cedarville continued its strong G-MAC play with a 3-0 sweep at Kentucky Wesleyan.
The Lady Jackets controlled the match start to finish, posting set scores of 25–23, 25–17, 25–20 to improve to 17–5 overall and 9–1 in the G-MAC.
Cedarville hit a blistering .382 as a team and never trailed in the match after the opening points of set one. The Lady Jackets tallied 42 kills with just eight errors across three sets.
Cassi Shields led the way with 11 kills and five service aces for a match-high 17.5 points.
Madelyn Hensley added 10 kills while hitting .474 and collected five digs.
Janae Heegaard was efficient at the net with nine kills on .562 hitting, while setter
Kaley Matney directed the offense with 22 assists.
Defensively,
Alivia Rutt anchored the back row with 10 digs, and Cedarville's front line totaled six team blocks, paced by Shields, Heegaard and
Haley Koch's three block assists apiece.
Quotable: Head Coach Greg Smith
"Very pleased with wrapping up our road trip with a good win versus a competitive Kentucky Wesleyan team! The team played really well this weekend but there is definitely a couple things that we need to work on before our next match on Tuesday."
Five Facts:
- Cedarville hit over .300 in all three sets, finishing at .382 for the match.
- The Lady Jackets recorded seven service aces, five coming from Cassi Shields.
- Cedarville improved to 9–1 in G-MAC play, maintaining first place in the South Division standings.
- Madelyn Hensley reached double-digit kills for the 16th time this season.
- The win was Cedarville's 10th straight against Kentucky Wesleyan.
