The Benedictine University Mesa women's volleyball team put together one of its most complete performances of the season on Thursday night, sweeping Justice in straight sets 25-11, 25-10, 25-15 at the Dr. Paul Chinchen Court.
Benedictine controlled the match from the opening serve, hitting an impressive .384 as a team while recording 46 kills, 53 digs, nine service aces, and five team blocks. The Redhawks held Justice to a .086 attacking percentage and never trailed in the match.Â
The Redhawks jumped out early in the opening set behind the strong serving of Kylie Malone and the attacking efforts of SophieDrollinger. Benedictine built a 6-0 lead and never looked back, cruising to a 25-11 first-set victory.Â
In the second set, Benedictine used a dominant 11-1 stretch to create separation. Multiple service aces from Kylie Malone helped fuel the run as the Redhawks took control and rolled to another convincing 25-10 win.Â
Justice put together its best challenge in the third set, briefly tying the score at 5-5, but the Redhawks responded with a 7-1 run and continued to pull away. Benedictine capped the night with a 25-15 set victory to complete the sweep.Â
Leading the offensive attack was Sophie Drollinger, who turned in a dominant performance with 15 kills on .682 hitting while adding eight digs and two block assists. Kylie Malone contributed seven kills and a match-high six service aces, while Marley Cortez added seven kills and two block assists.
The Redhawks received strong distribution from multiple setters. Taylee Wilson totaled 15 assists and five digs, while Kiara Milar added 10 assists and Dominxie Celaya chipped in seven assists. Defensively, libero Adina Ortiz anchored the back row with a match-high 17 digs.
