Box Score

RICHMOND, KY. – The Eastern Kentucky University volleyball team brought out the brooms on Saturday against Belmont University in McBrayer Arena.
 
The Colonels won in straight sets, 26-24, 25-19 and 25-15.  
 
Freshman Raegan Alexander posted a career-high 40 assists and six digs on the contest. Abby Noll posted 15 kills and nine digs. Kaylin Johnson chipped in 11 kills of her own.
 
Set one was a back and forth affair the entire way. The two teams traded points, leading to 13 ties in the opening set. Eastern took a 24-21 lead after a Belmont attack error, but the Bruins did not go down without a fight. The Bruins scored the next three points to tie the set at 24-24, but back-to-back kills by Johnson ended the set 26-24.
 
Eastern used a fast start in the second stanza and jumped out to an early 4-0 lead after a kill by Katelynn Caserma-Kloeble. Alexander continued the Colonel success in the second set, giving EKU a 14-9 lead after a kill. The Bruins did not go down without a fight as they stormed back to take a 16-14 lead after an attack error by Eastern. EKU responded with 11 of the next 14 points capped off by a Noll service ace to take the set 25-19.
 
After a service ace by Sydney Schoen tied the set at 5-5, Eastern scored five of the next six points to take an 11-6 lead and did not look back. Eastern jumped out to a seven-point lead, 17-10, after back-to-back kills by Jovana Bulatovic and Johnson. EKU rolled to take the final set and completed the sweep 25-15.
 
Mackenzie Harless paced the Bruins offense with nine kills.
 
Eastern returns to the court on Thursday in Jacksonville, Alabama when they take on Jacksonville State. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m.