WILMINGTON, Del. – Coming off nine straight-set losses, Post University's Women's Volleyball squared up against CACC opponents Goldey-Beacom College at the Joseph West Jones Center this afternoon, where the Eagles swiftly swept the Lightning in a flash, 3-0.
 
THE BASICS

Post University 3, Goldey-Beacom College 0

Post University (6-20, 6-6 CACC)

Goldey-Beacom College (0-16, 0-13 CACC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Lightning were able to seal the first point of the match, however, the Eagles immediately shut them down with a seven-point run highlighted by five kills in a row to make it 7-1 early on. The hosts were trying to keep up with Post, trading points before the Eagles continued to extend their lead, grabbing a nine-point advantage (16-7) topped off by a service ace from Lynnise Castillo. Refusing to back down, the Eagles continued to dominate the court, ultimately securing the first-set victory, 25-14.
 
In the second set, Post made sure to take the initial lead once again thanks to a trio of aces from Hannah Brandt (5-1). However, the Lightning were able to creep back into the game as they tied it up at seven-all, but Post was able to hold the lead before Goldey-Beacom knotted it up once again at 9-9. A few points later, the Eagles flipped the script to take total control as they rallied for seven points to regain a sizeable eight-point lead (18-10). Meanwhile, the Lightning attempted to battle back on Post's match-point, coming within three (21-24) after a trio of points before a towering kill from Kaila Sandy earned her squad the second set, 25-21.
 
The Eagles wasted no time in locking in the CACC victory as they started off the third set with an ace from Tamara Radovanov which catalyzed a scoring spree as Post led 12-4.  Goldey-Beacom was able to steal a few points, however, the Eagles showed no mercy before taking the 3-0 sweep.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Sophomore libero Alyssa Groves ended the match with double-digit digs once again (10), bringing her to 919 digs on the season and 81 away from reaching 1,000 in only her second season 
• While Caley Harper guided the Eagles to victory with 11 kills tonight, Hannah Brandt led the team with an impressive .800 hit percentage, as the junior recorded nine kills in 10 total attacks
• As team, Post University attacked at .310 for the match while Goldey-Beacom finished with a .048 hitting percentage
• Post University is 19-6 all-time against Goldey-Beacom and is currently on an eight-game win streak versus the Lightning
• As a team, the Eagles had a total of 13 aces, compared to Goldey-Beacom's two.

WHO'S NEXT
Post University continues conference action in hopes to extend their win streak on Tuesday, October 31 when they invite the Bridgeport Purple Knights to the Drubner Center for a 7:00 PM contest. Almost exactly a month ago, the Eagles fell to Bridgeport, 1-3 on the road, however, earlier this season (September 8, 2023) the Eagles were swept 0-3. Post has a single win since 2002, which was last season in Bridgeport (3-1).