AMHERST, N.Y. – The Daemen University women's volleyball team remained perfect in East Coast Conference play, besting Roberts Wesleyan 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-22) in a midweek Thruway Rivalry matchup. This is the 54^th meeting between the longtime rivals, and the fifteenth straight Daemen victory over Roberts (dating back to October 14, 2015).
 
The Wildcats have swept opponents nine times in their 10-3 season and extend their regular season conference winning streak to 16 matches with the win. Daemen moves to 48-1 in sets during ECC regular season play since the beginning of the 2021 season. The Redhawks account for Daemen's one set loss during that streak, handing the Wildcats a 25-19 third-set loss on Sept. 30, 2021.
 
Daemen opens up ECC play with a 4-0 start for the third time in five seasons (the ECC did not field a conference schedule during the 2020 season).

IMPACT PLAYERS

• Sophomore right side hitter Kate Ryan (Buffalo, N.Y.) led the team offensively, tallying a season-high 14 kills (4.66 kills/set) for a .294 hitting percentage. 
• Senior outside hitter Jordan Martin (Fort Wayne, Ind.) notched a season-high 10 kills to average 3.33 kills per set. She finished with her first double-double (kills-digs) of the season, adding 13 digs and two assists against the Redhawks. 
• Outside hitter Sam Logan (Eden, N.Y.) earned her fourth double-double, knocking down 10 kills with just two errors for a .333 hitting percentage. She added 11 digs and an assisted block on the day.
• Senior Shelby Kersten (Alden, N.Y.) totaled five kills, notching four of the five kills in the second set alone. She added an assisted block and a dig.
• Junior setter Dunja Masic (McHenry, Ill.) was the primary setter for the Wildcats, playing in the first two sets to finish with 23 assists (11.5 assists/set). She added two kills and four digs on the day.
• Freshman Brooke Ramsey (Andover, Minn.) took over setting duties for the third set, finishing with 13 assists, one kill and four digs.
• Freshman Nahirka Malpica (Caguas, P.R.) tallied three kills in the third set, adding an assisted block. 
• Senior middle blocker Loren Alberts (Huntley, Ill.) made her season debut tonight, playing in the third set and finishing with one kill on two attempts and an assisted block.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Wildcats out-killed Roberts Wesleyan 47-30. Daemen averaged 15.66 kills per set against the Redhawks. 
• Tonight's match marked season-highs in kills for Martin and Ryan. 
• Three Wildcats tallied five kills a piece in the first set. Martin, Ryan and Logan combined for 15 of Daemen's 17 kills in the first.
• Roberts Wesleyan opened up the third set on a 7-3 run. After Daemen went on a 5-1 run of their own to take the lead, the teams swapped points throughout the rest of the set. The Wildcats and Redhawks tallied seven errors for the last 10 points.
• Daemen has finished with at least three aces in every single match they've played this season. Ryan, Jasmine Brundage (East Aurora, N.Y.) and Mariangelys Vazquez (Bayamon, P.R.) all served up aces against Roberts tonight.  

GAME NOTES

• This was the 54th meeting between Daemen and Roberts Wesleyan. Daemen's 15 game win streak over the Redhawks is the Wildcats' longest current win streak over an opponent.

UP NEXT
Daemen hosts Le Moyne on Saturday, October 5 for a midweek non-conference matchup. Tip-off at Lumsden Gym is set for 6 PM.
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