Box Score

The Malone University volleyball team completed a season sweep of local rival Walsh University with a four-set road victory Tuesday night.  The Cavaliers took the first set of the evening 25-23 before the Pioneers fought back to claim the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) match with victories of 25-21, 25-20 and 25-22 in the next three frames.

When combined with a four-set triumph at Osborne Hall on September 25, Tuesday's victory marked the first time since 2005 that Malone (17-9 overall, 10-6 GLIAC) has won both of its regular-season meetings with Walsh (9-15 overall, 6-10 GLIAC).  In addition, Tuesday's win gave the Pioneers their first triumph on the Cavs' home court since 2008.

Middle hitter Lauren Townley paced the Malone attack with 12 kills, two service aces and two blocks (one solo).  Middle hitter Hannah Haver and outside hitter Taylor Slauterbeck each followed with 10 kills apiece.  Slauterbeck also registered 15 digs and one service ace while Haver added two blocks (one solo).  Outside hitter Anna Hays recorded nine kills, defensive specialist Allison Kirby served up four aces, while libero Katie Hasebein racked up a team-high 20 digs.  Setter Jackie Schwamberger also made significant contributions with 37 assists, 17 digs, three kills and two blocks (one solo).

Julianne O'Donnell paced the Cavaliers with 16 kills and 19 digs. 

The Pioneers, winners of seven of their last eight matches, will conclude their regular-season schedule this weekend with a pair of home contests.  Malone will face Tiffin University (9-18 overall, 2-14 GLIAC) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday before taking on Ohio Dominican University (12-15 overall, 6-10 GLIAC) on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Live streaming video and statistics will be available during both contests.  Click here for links to the multimedia coverage.