WATERBURY, Conn. – It was another one of those games where everything seemed to be clicking just right for Post University Women's Volleyball on Saturday afternoon in the Drubner Center. For the third straight match, the Eagles swept by their Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference opponent, this time Wilmington University for the first time since 2018, to move to 7-1 in conference and increase their lead in the CACC North to three games over the University of Bridgeport. 

THE BASICS

Post University 3, Wilmington University 0

Post University (12-8, 7-1 CACC)

Wilmington University (11-11, 6-3 CACC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Eagles made the most of the errors from Wilmington University as they finished the match with a .365 attack percentage while the Wildcats finished at .106 with 16 errors across the three sets compared to just six for Post. Like last match, the Eagles only trailed three times with the scores being 1-0 in each of the first two sets and then 2-1 in the second set of the match. Set one would be highlighted by a 7-0 run for Post behind four service aces from junior libero Alyssa Groves as well as 5-0 and 4-0 runs that put away a big 25-12 set win to start things off. 

A game of runs in set two also paced Post to a 2-0 match lead behind runs of 5-0 and 6-0 sandwiched at the beginning and end of the 25-17 set. The Wildcats would creep within two points, 15-13, before that last 6-0 run that distance the Eagles for good, and momentum carried over into the third set where they scored five of the first six points and led by a set-high 12 points when it concluded with a 25-13 win for Post and the 3-0 sweep. 

Senior outside hitter Caley Harper led the Eagles with 12 kills while attacking at .333 and tacked on 12 digs on top of that while Groves finished with a game-high 21 digs and had four service aces all in the first set. Senior setter Maria Fernanda Branco had a game-high 21 assists while senior setter Izabella Rae had 11 of her own in the win and six Eagles attacked over .300 in the match varying between two and 30 attempts. 

On Wilmington's side, freshman outside hitters Karla Nunez-Rivera and Eliza Schneider had eight kills each but attacked below .200 in the match while sophomore setter Karalyn Osborne led all Wildcats with 12 assists. No players from Wilmington finished with double-digit kills or digs in the match. 

BY THE NUMBERS

• This is the first time since 2019 in which Post University has beaten Wilmington University and first time since 2018 in which they have swept them all-time and at home 
• Alyssa Groves finished with 21 digs in today's match putting her at 1,562 in her career, she is currently second all-time in digs in program history chasing only Kerry Smith (2005-08) who owns the all-time record with 1,689 career digs
• When Post University's attack percentage is above .200 for an entire match, they move to 9-0 this season – When the Eagles attack below .200 as a team, they are 3-8 overall, Post attacked at a .365 clip this evening against Bloomfield College
• With five sweeps now in conference play this season, Post University has their most conference sweeps in a single season since the 2022 season when they had six sweeps 

WHO'S NEXT
Post University will go on the road for two more matches this next week starting with a rematch against Caldwell University on Tuesday afternoon at 5:00 PM down in New Jersey. At home on September 24th, the Eagles swept past the Cougars in three sets to win their third straight match in the all-time series, all of which have been sweeps.