DAYTON – The Wright State volleyball team made quick work of visiting IUPUI on Friday night as the Raiders extended their program-best winning streak to 18 consecutive contests with the three set sweep.
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Live Stats
Wright State (23-3, 15-0 Horizon) finished with a .259 team attack percentage while holding IUPUI (9-18, 3-12 Horizon) its 10th consecutive loss as the visitors managed just a .028 team attack percentage. Eight different Raiders recorded multiple kills, led by
Taylor Bransfield's match-high 11 kills, while
Megan Alders added nine.
Callie Martin tallied three of Wright State's six service aces, while
Katie Meyer passed out 33 of 38 assists for the Raiders.
Jenna Story (19) and Meyer (12) both had double figure digs nine Raiders recorded a dig in the win.
SET ONE
The Raiders tallied five of the first seven points and never looked back, later using a 5-1 run to push out to a 15-6 advantage. After IUPUI recorded five of the next seven points to pull back within six, Wright State posted the next five points and later three of the final four points to take the set as Bransfield finished with four kills in the set and Alders added three of her own.
SET TWO
Similar to the first set, Wright State paired together several small runs early to gain control before and 8-2 run pushed the Raiders to a 17-8 advantage as they cruised to the set win.
SET THREE
A 6-2 run to open the set gave the Raiders the advantage they needed before IUPUI pulled back to within a point at 12-11. Wright State tallied a pair of four-point runs to take control down the stretch, ending the night with three of the final four points to wrap up the sweep.