AMHERST, N.Y. - The Daemen College women's volleyball team needed just 70 minutes to dispose of longtime rival Roberts Wesleyan College before a packed Lumsden Gymnasium crowd. The Wildcats swept all three sets, winning 25-13, 25-8 and 25-16. It marked Daemen's ninth straight win in the all-time series with RWC, and their 19th in the last 23 meetings dating back to 2008.

The Wildcats improved to 13-6 overall and 3-2 in East Coast Conference play while extending a pair of home-court winning streaks. Daemen has won seven straight home contests overall, and are 9-1 at Lumsden Gymnasium this season. They've also emerged victorious in 10 consecutive ECC home matches.

The visiting Redhawks fell to 1-17 overall and 1-4 in conference play. 

HIGHLIGHTS

• Junior middle/right-side hitter Jenn Heritz (Granger, Ind.) and sophomore outside hitter Sam Logan (Eden, N.Y.) led an efficient offensive effort for the Wildcats tonight. Together, the duo combined for 22 of Daemen's 44 kills and a .500 hitting percentage. Heritz took match-high honors with 12 kills and attacked at a .474 clip - her third match this season above .400. Logan also reached double figures in the kill department (10) and posted a career-best hitting percentage of .529. 
• Allison Post (Windsor, Calif.) and Meghan Ballou (Eden, N.Y.) chipped in with seven and six kills, respectively. 
• Sophomore Hannah McKee (East Highland, Calif.) handled the bulk of setting duties for the second straight match, and responded with 38 assists. 
• Junior defensive specialist Ali Greenwood (North Aurora, Ill.) led the Daemen defense with 12 digs. 
• Anna Vorderbrueggen posted five kills to pace the Redhawks. 
• Four RWC players reached double-figure digs, led by Lauren Norwood's match-high 21. 

HEAD COACH STEPHANIE ALBANO POST-GAME COMMENTS
"Going into the match we really stressed taking care of our first touch, and I thought we did that extremely well tonight which led to some great offensive opportunities. I'm proud of how our team accepted that responsibility and executed the game plan." 

GAME NOTES

• Daemen held a 44-15 advantage in kills, and out-hit the Redhawks .289 to .025. 
• By limiting RWC to eight points in the second set, the Wildcats have now held their last three home opponents to less than 10 points in a set; they previously allowed nine points to Mercy in the second set of a 3-0 win on Oct. 4 and seven points to Queens in the third set of a 3-0 win on Oct. 5.
• Daemen has won 16 of their last 19 conference matches, and the Wildcats hold a 36-11 conference record since the start of the 2016 season.
• The Wildcats have won 15 of their last 16 home matches, and hold a 35-14 home record since the start of the 2016 season. 

UP NEXT
The Wildcats return to action Saturday (Oct. 19) with a key regional contest against Northeast-10 Conference member St. Anselm College. That match gets underway at 11 a.m. at the Voller Athletic Center on the campus of Roberts Wesleyan. 

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