TLU Volleyball sweeps Illinois College to move to 7-2

LEXINGTON, KY -- The Texas Lutheran volleyball team turned in another solid offensive showing in a 25-9, 25-17, 25-14 sweep of Illinois College as the Bulldogs led wire-to-wire at the Clive M. Beck Center on the campus of Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, as the Bulldogs played their final match in the Transy Invite Saturday afternoon.

The Bulldogs improved to 7-2 with their fourth sweep of the season, while Illinois College fell to 1-6. The Bulldogs hit .315 in the match and held Illinois College to a -0.065 hitting percentage.

Maddy Schultz (Richmond/Needville), who as of this writing leads the SCAC in kills, had 11 kills on .370 hitting percentage to lead the Bulldogs. She also added four digs and three blocks. Peyton Sulak (Needville/Needville) had six kills, two digs, a block, and a service ace. Tanyse Moehrig (Spring Branch/Smithson Valley) and Brylie Nedd (Sealy/Sealy) tallied five kills each.

Shavonne Respondek (San Antonio/Madison) led the Bulldogs with 17 assists and three service aces - both team-highs. Lexi Morris (Victoria/Victoria West) and Celie Contreras (San Marcos/San Marcos) finished with 11 and 10 digs respectively.

Texas Lutheran led the first set from start to finish,  hitting .256 and cruising to a 25-9 result. The second set was closer with the Lady Blues coming within an 18-15 margin before the Bulldogs closed it out with a 7-2 run.

In the third set, Texas Lutheran again led from start to finish, closing out the sweep with a 25-14 third set win.

Texas Lutheran will return home for their home opener against Our Lady of the Lake at Memorial Gymnasium on Wednesday at 7 PM. All streaming and live stats links can be found on tlubulldogs.com.

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