PENSACOLA, Fla. – The 13th-ranked University of West Florida volleyball team swept Shorter on Saturday afternoon, improving to 16-4 on the year and 8-1 in the Gulf South Conference. UWF hit .288 for the day, while holding SU (7-9, 4-5 GSC) to a .098 attack percentage. UWF had a total of 46 kills compared to SU's 32 kills.

In set one, UWF charged out to a 8-0 lead with Ashton Marshall serving for the Argos. Again, later in the set, Marshall goes on another serving run giving the Argos a larger lead of 18-9. At 22-13, SU tires to go on a long enough run to come back, but JoDee Kovanda puts an end to their four point run with a kill from Brogan Wallin. The Argos put away set one 25-19 with a kill by Caleigh Morrison.

SU showed a lot of control in the second set. The Argos trailed behind the Hawks all the way up to the twentieth point where the set was tied 20-20. UWF went of a four point run with a mix of errors and kills in the Argos favor. The set was put away with a kill by Makila York ending the set 25-21.

It was SU again that got off to the hot start in the third set. UWF trailed 9-6 right before Logan Kael went back to serve and the Argos went on a five point run to take back the lead 11-9. With a quick sideout, the Argos went on yet another run with Marshall serving and making it a 17-10 set. At 21-13, two kills and an ace by Nadine Williams would put the Argos up 23-13 and a kill by Phoebe Hozeska and a Hawk error will finish the set 25-14.

Makila York led the offense in this match with 14 kills on 25 attacks and only three errors hitting a .440. Williams was not far behind York in kills with 12 kills on 32 attacks and four errors hitting a .250. Kovanda had a good night hitting with five kills on 12 attacks and one error hitting a .333. Hozeska hit a 1.000 going 2 for 2 in the last set.

Defensively, the Argos was led by Kael with 17 digs followed by Marshall with 10 digs. UWF had a total of nine blocks on the match with Morrison being apart of five of them. Taylor Vaneekeren had 22 assists followed by Wallin with 15.

West Florida finishes their six straight home matches and will head back on road. UWF will be traveling to Tennessee next weekend to face Union and Christian Brothers on the 12th and 13th of October.

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