WHEELING, W.Va. (Sept. 24) – The No. 21 Wheeling University volleyball team took down Indiana (Pa.) 3-0 at the McDonough Center Tuesday evening in a non-conference match.
 
THE RUNDOWN

• Final Score:  No. 22 Wheeling 3, IUP 0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-17) Box Score
• Records: Wheeling (10-3) | IUP (1-9)
• Location: Alma Grace McDonough Center – Wheeling, West Virginia

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cardinals led throughout the first set. Although IUP closed to within three points multiple times, Wheeling did not allow it to get any closer and earned a 25-20 win.
• Wheeling got off to a fast start and opened up an 8-1 lead early in the second set.
• The Crimson Hawks drew within four, 11-7, but the Cardinals pulled away again and rebuilt its lead to eight. Wheeling eventually closed out the set at 25-19.
• IUP kept things close early in the third set. Wheeling led 16-14 before closing out the match with a 9-to-3 run to finish off the sweep. 

TEAM LEADERS

• Senior Haley Kramer (Norwalk, Ohio/Monroeville) led the team with 12 kills and four blocks. Kramer hit .545 for the match with zero errors on 22 attacks.
• Junior Abby Strait (Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport) posted 10 kills on 15 attacks with zero errors to hit a team-best .667 for the match. She also added three blocks.
• Senior setter Stephanie Sylvester (Oregon, Ohio/St. Ursula Academy) dished out 37 assists.

MATCH NOTES

• As a team, Wheeling hit a season-best .363 with 43 kills on 91 attacks with 10 errors.
• The Cardinals limited IUP to a .103 hitting percentage and forced 25 attack errors.
• Prior to the match, Kramer was presented with a ball to commemorate her 1,000^thkill that she collected earlier in the season.
• Earlier in the day, the Cardinals swept the weekly conference awards with Breanna Kramer (Norwalk, Ohio/Monroeville) being named Offensive Player of the Week, while junior Audrey Francis (Sidney, Ohio/Fairlawn) earned Defensive Player of the Week honors.

UP NEXT

• Wheeling opens Mountain East Conference (MEC) play on Friday when it hosts West Liberty (6-7) at 5 p.m.
• West Liberty was picked to finish second in the MEC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• A live stream of the match will be available online and on The Mountain East Digital Network OTT app (Roku, AppleTV, Android, and Amazon Fire TV) or by visiting MountainEast.tv/wju.