WATERBURY, Conn. -- It was just what the doctor ordered for Post University Women's Volleyball on Tuesday night inside the Drubner Center. Regardless of what the overall record may say for the Eagles, what matters most right now is how they play in conference and with a 3-0 sweeping victory of Caldwell University, Post University moved one step closer to .500 in conference play. The win separated themselves more from Bloomfield College and the Cougars, who are vying for the fourth and final division spot the Eagles hold to get into the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament which gets underway next month. 

THE BASICS

Post University 3, Caldwell University 0 

Post University (4-17, 4-5 CACC) 

Caldwell University (1-15, 1-9 CACC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Jumping out to an early 3-1 lead, the Cougars looked to swing the early momentum in their favor and make some noise on the road against the Eagles. However, a 4-0 run led by junior middle hitter Hannah Brandt's two service aces quickly turned the tide as Post stormed ahead, 5-3. Another run, this time of 5-0, would ensure for the Eagles behind two kills from junior outside hitter Caley Harper as well as senior setter Izabella Rae's two service aces furthering the lead to six points, 10-4. 

The lead would remain comfortable at five until the Cougars made the most of three Eagle errors to claw back into the set with a 5-0 run that tied things up at 15 all. Eventually leading by just one, 19-18, Brandt went to work with three more kills, junior setter Colleen Romero added a kill of her own, and junior outside hitter Tamara Radovanov finished things off with back-to-back service aces to give Post the first set, 25-18. 

Yet again, it would be a quick 3-1 lead for the Cougar to start set number two and in response another run, this time of 5-0, would turn things around for the Eagles who went ahead, 6-3. Around a kill from junior right side hitter Natalie Piper, another 5-0 run ensued for Post behind three service aces from Rae as the Eagles took control and never looked back. Leading by as many as 10 points, Caldwell would only threaten when down to their last gasp with a 5-0 run to close within two, 24-22, before Brandt finished the job with another kill to give the Eagles a 25-22 set win. 

It would be all Post in the final set of the evening as they would quickly dig into the Cougars with an 8-1 start to the frame behind three errors and two kills from Harper. The lead would only shrink to as few as four points at 11-7, before the Eagles delivered the finishing blow. Leading 17-12, Post would rip off an 8-0 run to seal the victory as four service aces from Brandt, a couple of Cougar errors, and two kills from Harper gave the Eagles their second straight conference victory with a sweep over Caldwell, 3-0. 

BY THE NUMBERS

• After her streak came to a close last game, Caley Harper looks to start another double-digit kill streak as she went for 14 kills across the three set victory for the Eagles 
• Hannah Brandt ended the match with a team-high and career-high eight service aces, the most by any Post player in a single game this season
• Izabella Rae recorded a career-high six service aces in the match, besting her previous high of five service aces set last year against Jefferson (10/8/22)
• Attacking a .252 on the day, this was the third-highest hitting percentage Post University has had this season 
• With two three-set sweeps in the season series, this is the first time since the 2006 season in which Post University has swept the season series with Caldwell by a pair of 3-0 scores 

WHO'S NEXT
Post University hits the road for their next three games which will kick off with a matchup against Dominican (N.Y.) on Thursday evening in Orangeburg, New York. When the two teams squared off in the Drubner Center earlier this fall, it was the Lady Chargers who took a 3-1 victory behind a comeback in set one followed by a dominant second set before closing it in set four, 25-20.