Grand Rapids Mich.- The Saints came out on top once again with another sweep against UNOH! Aquinas battled through three tight sets with the Racers but secured the win, fueled by a powerful offensive and defensive performance. This victory marks the fourth straight sweep from AQ, giving them a killer 15-1 (2-0) record. 

#12 Aquinas 3, UNOH 0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-18) 

Aquinas started the night off hot with a service ace and kill from Jenna Lee to give the Saints a quick 2-0 lead. Another kill from Mallory Keller and ace from Bella Hommes continues to demonstrate AQ's aggressive attack style. UNOH was able to match the energy, and after a few errors from the Saints the Racers were able to tie the set 11-11. Angelia Cutts and Keller were able to put an end to UNOH's run by coming down swinging, once again giving Aquinas a lead of 18-14. Late kills from Samee Teachworth and Cutts were able to put this set away 25-18.  

Similar to the second set, Aquinas was able to establish a 4-0 lead, assisted by big blocks from Lauren Chioini and Lydia Harper. Aquinas never let off the gas and continued to show strong offensive efforts to earn a towering lead of 10-5. UNOH answered back with a run of their own to cut the lead to 17-16. Lee was able to drop two more aces on the Racers before Chioini laid down a kill to end the set 25-21.

For the final set of the match, UNOH was able to grab their first lead of the night putting the Saints down 4-1. A service ace from Hommes and back-to-back kills from Harper were able to end UNOH's run and tie the set 4-4. Hommes scored yet another service ace while Keller, Chioini, and Lee found empty space to keep pushing the Saint's lead to 19-14. Two kills from Teachworth and an attack error from the Racers sealed tonight's triumph 25-18.  

By the Numbers 

• Chioini slamed down another incredible hitting percentage of .500 with nine kills 

• Keller remains the top kill leader in tonight's match-up with 12, followed closely by Cutts who claimed 11

• Harper served up 36 assists while Hommes racked 17 digs 

• This is the first sweep in conference play for the Saints this season.

Up Next 

The Saints return to play on Saturday (Sep. 14), for the second game of their weekend. AQ will hit the court at 2:00 p.m. to battle Indiana Tech in Warrior territory.