CEDARVILLE, Ohio — Cedarville made it a night to remember as the Lady Jackets swept Kentucky Wesleyan 3–0 in Great Midwest Athletic Conference play at the Callan Athletic Center.
The straight-set victory (25-10, 25-21, 25-22) not only kept the Jackets unbeaten in league play but also marked the 100th career win at Cedarville for Head Coach
Greg Smith.
The Lady Jackets controlled the opening set with a commanding .478 attack percentage and never looked back. Cedarville finished with 45 kills and limited the Panthers to just .144 hitting overall.
Madelyn Hensley paced the attack with 12 kills and three service aces, totaling 15.5 points.
Janae Heegaard added seven kills with a blistering .700 hitting percentage while contributing four blocks.
Allie Pilat chipped in nine kills, and
Paige Hale dished out 29 assists to guide the offense.
Defensively,
Alivia Rutt anchored the back row with 14 digs, while
Meagan Johnson and
Nanea Merryman combined for 11 more. The Jackets also tallied eight team blocks, with
Haley Koch and Heegaard leading the effort at the net.
Quotable: Head Coach Greg Smith
"We set the tone in the first set, did a really good job and played clean. There wasn't a drop off as we started to sub people in. Whoever was coming in to replace the starters did a really good job! Kentucky Wesleyan does some really good things; they have some good athletes. We handle it well and we will always take a sweep no matter what. It was a good night for us!"
Quotable: Paige Hale
"First set we started out really strong and took it away from them (Kentucky Wesleyan). In the second we got in a little rut, but we started picking up our serve receive and executing more on our kills and that led into the third set."
Five Facts:
- Greg Smith reached 100 wins in his Cedarville coaching career.
- The Lady Jackets are 9-2 overall and 4-0 in the G-MAC.
- Cedarville hit .478 in the first set, their best of the night.
- Hensley recorded a team-high 12 kills and three aces.
- Paige Hale handed out a career-high 29 assists to lead the offense.
