Waterville, Maine — Colby Volleyball continued their impressive record Saturday afternoon, earning a hard-fought 3-0 sweep over NESCAC rival Middlebury College in the Margaret M. Crook Center.
With the win, the Mules improve to 15-2 overall and 7-1 in NESCAC play. Colby performed at the net with a collective hitting percentage of .227 with 50 total kills while collecting 63 digs overall.
Evelyn Kunde served as Colby's kill leader for the afternoon, putting down a match-high of 12 kills with a hitting percentage of .333 and adding three block assists. Cyanne Jones delivered an extraordinary performance, recording nine kills over 15 swings (.467 hitting percentage) while adding two service aces and a block assist. Brianna Hazak matched Jones with nine kills and three service aces while adding 10 digs.
Senior Brady Moseley provided essential back-row defense, digging with a match-high of 17 balls. Libero Reese Loyd contributed 13 digs and eight assists, while Haley Beigh added six kills on a .333 hitting percentage. Kendall Glover recorded three kills and three blocks, while Gabby Grujic executed two setter dumps over six errorless attempts (.333) to go along with eight digs. Olivia Drayden and Issy Pribisich each contributed a kill, with Drayden attacking at .333 and Pribisich hitting .250 at the net.
Setters Sydney DeProfio and Gabby Grujic effectively distributed the offense, each setting 18 assists. DeProfio also tallied three service aces and six digs, while Grujic added a service ace to cap off a strong team performance from behind the serving line.
Colby will return to the court at the Margaret M. Crook Center on Friday, Oct. 23, hosting a non-conference doubleheader against Thomas College at 4:30 p.m. and Lasell University at 7:00 p.m.
