SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University volleyball team began its weekend in fine fashion Friday night at Morrow Field House with a 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-20) victory against Indiana University (Pa.).
 
The victory, which was SRU's second straight win, improves The Rock's record to 6-10 overall and 3-5 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Indiana drops to 6-15 on the season overall and 2-6 in league matches with the loss.
 
SRU controlled the match from nearly start to finish, as The Rock trailed for a total of just three points over the three-set sweep of the Crimson Hawks.
 
Slippery Rock held advantages over the Crimson Hawks in nearly every significant statistical category including kills (47-26), attack percentage (.223-.128), aces (7-1) and digs (50-43).
 
SRU had three different athletes record 10 or more kills with senior Beth Stumpf leading the way via another double-double performance of 12 kills and 10 digs to go with a pair of aces.
 
Sophomore Erinn Kahoe produced 10 aces, a match-best four aces and one solo block on the night while fellow sophomore Stephanie Jacobsen added 10 kills of her own.
 
Junior Kaley Fucci nearly joined the trio with double-digit kills as she finished just shy of the mark with eight on an impressive .368 attack percentage (8-1-19).  
 
Despite the match going just three sets, junior Zoe Rivet still finished the contest with 44 assists, the most by a Rock player in three sets dating back to the 2005 season.  
 
Sophomore Jalyn Willard added 16 digs while senior Shayla Ray and sophomore Danielle Bywalski rounded out The Rock's top performers with five kills and one ace, respectively.
 
Slippery Rock will look to push its winning streak to three matches with a victory 1 p.m. Saturday against Clarion University at Morrow Field House.
 
NOTES
• Slippery Rock has won each of its last two matches in three sets. Prior to its current winning streak SRU had not won a three-set match in 2018.
 
• A win on Saturday against Clarion would give Slippery Rock its first three-match winning streak since it won eight straight matches to begin the 2017 season.
 
• SRU is 3-1 at Morrow Field House this season. The three wins are already the program's third highest home win total dating back to 2013 (six seasons).
 
• Rivet's 44-assist outing on Friday marked her fourth match of the season with 40 more aces. She is now tied with Kim Wilson (2008-10) for the eighth most assists in program history.
 
• Jacobsen's 10-kill outburst was her third highest total of the season and most since registering 19 kills against West Chester on Sept. 14.
 
• With four aces against Indiana, Kahoe now ranks ninth in the PSAC this season in aces per set (0.38) and 10th in overall aces (23). She has also produced an impeccable .455 hitting percentage (19-4-33) over The Rock's winning streak.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 – SRU never trailed in the first set as it opened up a quick 11-4 lead and never looked back on the way to its 25-16 victory. Stumpf tallied five kills in the opener and SRU recorded a team .333 hitting percentage.
 
Set 2 – Indiana played Slippery Rock tight in the second set, but SRU went on a 11-3 run with the score tied at 11-11 to stretch its lead out to a commanding eight-point margin at 22-14 en route to the eventual 25-20 victory.
 
Set 3 – A comeback wasn't in the cards for the Crimson Hawks thanks to an early 5-0 Rock run that bolstered SRU's lead to 11-6 in the third set. From there, Slippery Rock was content to trade points for the remainder of the match as The Rock cruised to the 25-20 match-clinching win.
 
 
 
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