ANNVILLE, Pa. – The Lebanon Valley College women's volleyball team opened MAC Freedom play in dominant fashion on Wednesday night, defeating Delaware Valley University in straight sets, 25-13, 25-17, and 25-15, inside Sorrentino Gymnasium.
After a closely contested opening stretch in the first set, the Flying Dutchmen used a balanced offensive attack and strong serving to seize control of the opening set. LVC broke open an early 6-4 lead with a 7-2 run fueled by kills from
Riley Mack,
Teaguen Reynolds, and
Jillian Jefferys to build a commanding advantage. The Dutchmen continued to add to the lead and never looked back, closing the set on a Jefferys kill to take a 1-0 lead.
Delaware Valley jumped out to a 5-0 advantage to begin the second set, but the Dutchmen quickly responded. Behind the serving of
Casey Levan and
Hadley Sparks, LVC rattled off a 14-3 run to turn a four-point deficit into a six-point lead. Mack paced the attack throughout the set, while Levan contributed a pair of service aces. Lebanon Valley maintained control the rest of the way, with Mack putting away the final point for a 25-17 victory.
The Flying Dutchmen carried that momentum into the third set, racing to a 6-1 lead. Sparks,
Libby Lindau, and Jefferys each contributed early kills as the Dutchmen consistently pressured the Aggies with strong serving. Delaware Valley cut the deficit to four midway through the frame, but LVC answered with another surge highlighted by kills from Riley,
Brooke Olejniczak, and Lindau. Mack sealed the conference-opening sweep with a service ace to give Lebanon Valley a 25-15 win.
Inside the Box
- Mack led all players with 12 kills, hit .310, and added eight digs.
- Lindau was efficient, posting 10 kills on 17 swings for a team-best .471 hitting percentage while adding two assists and two digs.
- Sparks stuffed the stat sheet with seven kills, a .438 hitting percentage, one service ace, and seven digs.
- Jefferys contributed six kills, hit .385, and added a block assist.
- Jasmine Sullivan orchestrated the offense with 37 assists, while also recording three service aces, one block assist, and a dig.
- Levan provided a spark from the service line with three aces and added five digs.
- Reynolds finished with three kills, two block assists, one ace, and three digs.
- Molly Thomas anchored the back row with a team-high 11 digs and added a service ace.
- LVC hit an impressive .367 as a team with 42 kills and just nine attack errors.
- The Flying Dutchmen recorded 11 service aces, led by Sullivan and Levan (3 each).
- Lebanon Valley's balanced attack featured four players with six or more kills and eight different players recording at least one point.
Up Next
The Dutchmen will head to the nation's capital on Saturday for a tri-match at Catholic University. LVC will take on the host Cardinals at 12 p.m. before facing Christopher Newport University.
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