LISLE, Ill. - Marian University women's volleyball (5-18, 1-6 NACC) snapped a 15-match skid with a convincing sweep against Benedictine; 25-23, 25-16, 25-19.
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- Marian never trailed in the opening set jumping out to an early 8-3 lead.
- Benedictine was able to cut the deficit down to two at 9-7, but Marian maintained its lead.
- The Eagles cut the Sabre lead down to one at 23-22 and 24-23, but a kill from Morgan Simac gave Marian the opening set.
- A 12-9 Marian lead was expanded out to 18-10 after a 6-1 run.
- Benedictine responded cutting the Sabre lead down to 19-15 before Marian ended the set on a convincing 6-1 spurt.
- The Eagles had an early 9-4 lead in the third before Marian scored the next five points to tie the set.
- The set was then a seesaw battle with the Eagles leading 19-18.
- Another dominating finish to the set then saw Marian finish the match scoring six consecutive points.
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- Marian finished with a 39-25 edge in kills and 68-49 advantage in digs.
- The Sabre defense held the Eagles to a .042 hitting percentage for the match with Benedictine hitting negatively in the third set.
- Marian had at least 12 kills in all three sets.
- This is the fourth sweep of the season for Marian.
- Marian is now 5-19 all-time against Benedictine with this being the first road win over the Eagles since 2014.
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Wednesday, October 21
Oshkosh, Wis.
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