Grand Rapids, Mich. — The Aquinas women's volleyball team earned its third consecutive sweep on Friday night (Sept. 22) inside the Sturrus Center, topping visiting UNOH in straight sets. AQ pushed its winning streak to six matches in a row by scores of 25-18, 26-24, and 25-16.
 
With its eighth sweep of the season, the Saints improve to 15-3 on the year and a perfect 5-0 in conference action. UNOH dips to 8-7 overall and 2-3 in WHAC play. Aquinas has now won 13 of its past 14 matches, with the lone blemish coming in a tough five-setter to St. Francis on Sept. 9.
 
The Saints overpowered UNOH on Friday night, finishing with 33 kills and a .299 hitting percentage. UNOH hit just .111 in the match, with 27 kills and 17 errors. While there were a combined 26 service errors in the contest, AQ held a decisive 11-4 edge in service aces and a 43-29 advantage in digs.
 
Aquinas came out of the gates fired up, totaling 11 kills and only one error in the opening set for a blistering .588 hitting percentage. Jordyn Carlyle followed a Jenna Lee kill and served up back-to-back aces for a 13-7 advantage. AQ maintained a comfortable lead and used late kills from Abbi Perkins and Michelle Domey to finish off the set, 25-18.
 
Set two was a back-and-forth affair, with UNOH holding the largest advantage of four points at three different times during the frame. Aquinas nabbed a 4-0 run on consecutive kills from Samee Teachworth, Cece Pelak, Lee, and Perkins to regain a 20-19 lead. The Racers went in front 24-23 and served for set point, trying to even the match at one set apiece. Teachworth then recorded back-to-back kills on sets from Lydia Harper and UNOH committed a hitting error to give AQ the 26-24 triumph.
 
The Saints jumped in front early with a 9-3 edge in set three, but UNOH responded with an 8-1 run of its own. After a Racer service error, the set was tied 15-all. Julia Schweihofer served AQ to a huge six-point run, which included two Schweihofer aces, kills from Perkins and Teachworth, and a combined block by the same duo. Domey and Teachworth sandwiched kills around a Chloe Hogarth ace to finish off the Racers in set three.
 
Perkins was outstanding offensively, with 11 kills in 15 attempts, zero errors, and a .733 hitting percentage. Teachworth recorded eight kills in 14 swings and added three blocks. Lee and Domey both posted four kills.
 
The reigning WHAC Defender of the Week, Carlyle picked up 14 digs and served two aces. Schweihofer and Jennifer Johnson notched three aces apiece. Harper handed out 29 assists to go with five digs and two aces. Pelak, Hogarth, and Peyton Goschka chipped in five digs each. 
 
The Saints return to action on Saturday with a huge showdown at home against 17-2 Indiana Tech. It is a matchup of unbeatens, as the #22 Warriors are 7-0 in WHAC play after their five-set win at Cornerstone on Friday night.