DELAND, Fla. — The University of West Florida volleyball team swept Stetson 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-13) on Friday at Insight Credit Union Arena. The Argonauts extended their winning streak to four matches with the victory.
West Florida opened the first set with a Karyna Werley ace and a block from Delaney Hanowell and Kumara Flanagain for a 2-0 lead. After the teams traded points early, the Argonauts built a 13-9 advantage behind contributions from Madison Joyner, Aniston Cochran, Talya Sampson and Hanowell. Stetson cut the lead to 16-15, but West Florida remained in front with kills from Lizzy Kwiatkowski and Emily Breazeale. Kwiatkowski's ace brought up set point at 24-20 before Breazeale closed the set with a kill.
Stetson took a 5-3 lead in the second set before West Florida answered with three straight points on a Werley kill, a Stetson attack error and a Joyner ace. Tied at 8-8, the Argonauts pulled ahead with kills from Flanagain and Breazeale to build a 14-9 lead. Stetson later pulled within 20-18, but two Hanowell kills and another from Flanagain kept West Florida ahead. Cochran added the final two points to finish the set, 25-20.
The Argonauts opened the third set with a Gabi Moulton ace and kills from Flanagain and Sampson for a 3-0 lead. Stetson stayed within reach and cut the margin to 14-12 before West Florida went on a nine-point run to take control. Kwiatkowski served two aces during the stretch, while Cochran and Breazeale combined for a block and Breazeale and Moulton added kills. After a Stetson point, Moulton's kill brought up match point, and Kendra Howse finished the sweep with a kill from Kwiatkowski.
UWF hit .327 as a team with 53 kills, led by Breazeale's 13 kills and .391 hitting percentage. Breazeale added five digs to her team-high 13 kills, while Flanagain finished with 10 kills and hit .381. Kwiatkowski recorded 20 assists, three aces and eight digs. Joyner led the Argonauts with 11 digs and added two aces.
West Florida remains on the road this weekend as they travel to Fort Myers to face FGCU on Sunday, Oct. 4, at noon at Alico Arena. Live stats will be available on GoArgos.com. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+.
For more information on the UWF volleyball program, visit GoArgos.com and follow the team on social media at @uwfvolleyball (Instagram) and @UWFVolleyball (X).
