Painesville, Ohio - The Lake Erie College volleyball team turned in a commanding 3-0 victory over the Salem University Tigers Friday afternoon. The Storm prevailed 25-17, 25-22, and 25-18.
Allison Kirch was dominant at the net, hammering home 17 kills on 45 swings, while
Sadie Nawrocki and
Ni'yah Fuggs added eight kills apiece in the win.
Kylie Anderson kept the Storm offense in rhythm, delivering 33 assists along with eight digs.
Bella Kessler dropped in three of Lake Erie's seven aces and recorded 10 digs.
The Storm controlled the opening set from start to finish, taking advantage of seven Tigers errors along the way.
LEC led 18-14 in the second set, but Salem fought back to tie the score at 20-20 and force the Storm to take a timeout. The Storm scored back-to-back points following the timeout and finished off the set with a pair of kills from Kirch and a clinching kill from Fuggs.
The Storm never trailed in the third set and built a 16-12 advantage following an ace from
Jenna Sayles. The Tigers worked their way back to within two, 18-16, but would get no closer as LEC closed out the match on a 7-2 run.
The Storm hit .215 as a team with 40 kills against 17 errors and limited Salem to a .087 hitting percentage, as the Tigers totaled 30 kills and 21 errors.
The win snapped a four-match losing streak for the Storm as they moved to 6-9 on the season.
Lake Erie is back in action Saturday afternoon at Ursuline College. The first serve is set for 4 p.m.
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