CEDARVILLE, Ohio – Cedarville made the most of its return to the Callan Athletic Center by taking down Malone in straight sets.
 
The Jackets, who had not played at home since October 22, won by scores of 25–19, 25–20, 25–15 to improve to 21–5 overall and 13–1 G-MAC.
 
The home crowd of 603 fans saw a well-balanced offensive effort as Cedarville hit an impressive .400 as a team and never trailed for long in any set.
 
Madelyn Hensley tallied 11 kills while Janae Heegaard and Cassi Shields added 10 apiece to pace the attack. Heegaard hit .588 with no attack errors in 17 attempts.
 
Setter Kaley Matney directed the offense with 42 assists and libero Alivia Rutt came up with 16 digs.
 
Quotable: Head Coach Greg Smith
"Any win is a good win in the G-MAC especially at this time of year when we're trying to get ready for the tournament starting next week. I was pleased with it and it was nice to be back at home finally. It was a good feeling and great to play in front of such a big crowd. Tomorrow is a big day! It's Senior Day for seven seniors who have had such an impact on our program. We're really looking forward to seeing how tomorrow goes, but it's good to get this win tonight."
 
Stinger Notes:

• Matney turned aside five blocks and Heegaard added four.
• Shields surpassed 1,000 kills for her career.
• Cedarville leads the all-time series vs. Malone, 39-22.
• Hensley (1,000 career kills), Matney (4,000 assists), and Heegaard (300 blocks) were recognized for reaching milestones before the match.
• The Jackets close out the regular season against Walsh with Senior Day.

 

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