Junior right-side hitter Courtney Springer (left) led MVNU (18-6, 4-2 AMC) with nine kills and 13 digs as she became the 23rd player in school history to top the 1,000-dig mark in a career. Meanwhile, freshman middle hitter Gina Porto pounded eight kills to go with a career-high three aces, and junior setter Kaylin Austen handed out 32 assists. Sophomore middle hitters Jackie Albrecht and Sarah Yutzy both contributed seven kills and four blocks apiece with Albrecht adding eight digs, while senior outside hitter Audrey Hickinbotham served up a team-high four aces to go along with eight digs.

“It was nice to come out and sweep another conference match,” said MVNU coach Paul Swanson. “However, we need to continue to improve in the back row and I know that we can play better than we did today. After taking the first two sets, we had a nice comeback in the third set to rally from 23-18 down to finish off the match. Kaylin set a very nice match, but we must do a better job of passing the ball to her to make her job easier.”

The Lady Cougars will wrap up their trip on Saturday at noon when MVNU travels to Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.) College for another conference match.