MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – It took just a little over an hour for the No. 14 ranked Wesleyan volleyball team to sweep past Salve Regina (25-9, 25-16, 25-11) on Friday night from Silloway Gymnasium. Wesleyan (2-0) records a second straight sweep to open 2024 while prolonging their home match winning streak to 12 straight.
Wesleyan controlled play from the jump, recording 35 kills with just five errors on 76 attempts for a .395 attack percentage. The Cardinals also piled up 15 aces and eight total blocks in the win.
Sophie Corbeil '28 was outstanding on attack, going off for nine kills with 0 errors on 15 attempts as she finished with a .600 attack percentage.
Bianca Gonya '25 recorded five kills with no turnovers on seven attempts (.714 attack %) while adding three blocks.
Lila Sayre '25 tallied seven kills, six digs, two aces, and two blocks.
Ali Landa '26 (16 assists, six digs) and
Ella Blair '28 (12 assists, five digs, three aces) kept the offense churning at the setter spot while
Adrienne Nguyen '28 totaled 11 digs and four service aces in her first career start at libero.
After Salve took a 3-0 lead, it was one-way traffic in the first set as Wesleyan won 21 of the next 23 points, rattling off 10 straight points in the middle stages. A balanced attack saw four Cardinals register two or three kills to go along with seven aces.
The Seahawks again hung in in the early stages, as the visitors led 6-4 before seeing the Cardinals rattle off four straight points before a 3-0 run made it 13-8 Cardinals. Salve hung around, trailing 20-15, before a set-clinching 5-1 run. Corbeil dominated, going 6-for-6 on attacks in the second set alone.
The third set saw Wesleyan hold Salve to a -.038 attack percentage with the Seahawks managing six kills with seven errors on 26 attempts. Wesleyan, meanwhile, registered 13 kills with just one error, hitting .429 for the set. A 6-0 Cardinal scoring run took what was an 11-8 score line and made it 17-8. Salve Regina scored just twice before Wesleyan finished off the match with an 8-2 run.
Wesleyan is back in action tomorrow when the Cardinals head to Babson to face Emerson in a neutral site match at 2 PM, followed by a 5:30 PM game against the host Beavers.
