MVNU (30-7) began the day by sweeping the University of Rio Grande 25-12, 25-17, 25-14. Freshman middle hitter Gina Porto (left) led the way with a career-high 17 kills, while junior setter Kaylin Austen handed out 36 assists to go with seven digs. Sophomore middle hitter Jackie Albrecht pounded eight kills with two aces and seven digs, and sophomore middle hitter Sarah Yutzy and junior right-side hitter Courtney Springer both finished with seven kills with Yutzy posting three blocks. Freshman outside hitter Cieleste Rose led the team with 10 digs and a career-high three blocks, while sophomore libero Caitlin Myles served up two aces to go with nine digs.

In the second match of the day, the Lady Cougars swept host Carlow 25-15, 25-16, 25-10 behind 13 kills and nine digs by Springer. Albrecht added 12 kills and 10 digs, while Austen handed out 37 assists with 10 digs and two aces. Porto finished with eight kills and three blocks, and Yutzy also posted three blocks. Rose led the team with 16 digs, while tallied eight digs.

“It was nice to pick up two more conference road wins and also be able to play everyone,” said MVNU coach Paul Swanson. “I thought that we played pretty well today and did a good job of executing.”

The Lady Cougars will be back in action on Tuesday night when MVNU will host Cedarville University in an important AMC match that will start at 7:00 p.m.