WATERVILLE, Maine — Fourth-year Brady Moseley became the first Mule to reach 1,000 career kills since Cait Cleaver '05 Saturday afternoon after Mules victory at the Margaret M. Crook Center, sweeping NESCAC foe Amherst College 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-15).
Over the three sets, Colby had a collective hitting percentage of .378 over 74 total hitting attempts. As a team, they also generated 10 service aces to keep Amherst on their toes all afternoon.
Moseley reached her historic 1,000th career kill during a sharp seven-kill outing with a hitting percentage of .429 in addition to seven digs in the back row. Evelyn Kunde stood as Colby's kill leader with eight kills on 15 swings (.467 hitting percentage) alongside two blocks. Middle hitter Cyanne Jones delivered a flawless performance, converting five kills on six errorless attempts (.833) while defending the net with three total blocks (one solo) and two aces. Haley Beigh and Brianna Hazak both generated four kills, while Kendall Glover hammered down three kills (.400 hitting percentage) and two blocks. Libero Claire Byerly shined behind the serving line with a service ace and a dig, while right-side Marjorie Johnson provided an energetic lift with a solo block at the net. Sydney DeProfio set a team-high of 17 assists, five digs, and three service aces, while Gabby Grujic matched the cadence with 13 assists and four digs. Reese Loyd defended the back row with eight digs while matching DeProfio with three aces of her own.
Colby next travels to face Endicott College in Beverly, Mass., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, with first serve set for 6:00 p.m.