RICHMOND, Ind. – The Earlham College volleyball team advanced to host the HCAC Tournament Championship with a sweep of Rose-Hulman on Wednesday evening.
Addison Piatt led the Quaker offense with 12 kills, a .357 attack percentage and one ace.
Ciara Logan scored six kills with a .545 hitting percentage and five blocks.
Emma Ledford led the setters with 16 assists and one ace while
Sadie Mae Calma dished out 14 assists with seven kills and four blocks.
Madison Bizjak led the back row with 18 digs and three aces.
As a team, the Quakers scored 37 kills with a .248 hitting percentage, six aces and 10 blocks.
After falling 3-0 early in the first set, Earlham scored an 18-6 run to take a commanding lead in the set. Earlham then closed out the set on a 5-1 run. The Quakers then jumped out to a 15-7 lead in the second set. Earlham then scored five straight points to lead the frame 21-10. Five straight points gave the Quakers a 5-1 lead to open the final set. Rose-Hulman then scored a 5-1 run to tie the set at eight. The Engineers later brought the score to 20-19, but the Quakers ended the match on five straight points.
Earlham will now host the HCAC Semifinals on Saturday in Druley Performance Gym. The first match of the day will pit the Quakers against Manchester University at 2 pm.
