CAMDEN, N.J. – Senior
Elle Shatto recorded her 1,000th kill as Elizabethtown swept Rutgers-Camden and Sarah Lawrence in straight sets in non-conference action Saturday afternoon.
With the two wins, the Blue Jays improve to 20-7 overall. It is the program's first 20-win season since 2012.
Shatto recorded 22 kills between the two matches, giving herself 1,012 kills for her career. She is the eighth player in program history to reach 1,000 kills.
Freshman
Bryanna Miller registered a team-high 27 kills on the day with 13 digs. Hudock registered 39 assists with 19 digs while junior
Aiyana Tietze-Di Toro finished with 26 digs.
ELIZABETHTOWN 3, RUTGERS-CAMDEN 0 (25-21, 29-27, 25-22)
- SET ONE: Midway through the opening set, Elizabethtown held a 17-11 lead after an attack error by the raptors and kills from Miller and sophomore Shelly Yohe. Rutgers-Camden closed within two (20-18), but a kill from freshman Gillian Conner and a service error by the Raptors gave the Blue Jays the early 1-0 lead.
- SET TWO: In a battle to the end, the two teams traded points, tying the score at 24, 25, 26 and 27. Shatto gave Elizabethtown the one point advantage (28-27), and after a timeout by the Blue Jays, the visitors took the set after an attack error by Morgan Mulligan for the 29-27 win.
- SET THREE: Down by one early in the third set, Elizabethtown rattled off four straight points, capped off by a kill from Miller, for the 12-9 advantage. The Raptors charged back into the third, tying the score at 15 and then taking a one point lead at 17-16. The two teams continued to battle and Rutgers-Camden once again moved ahead by one at 22-21. The Blue Jays, however, completed the sweep, scoring the final four points of the match for the 25-22 win.
ELIZABETHTOWN 3, SARAH LAWRENCE 0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-17)
- SET ONE: Down by three (12-9) early in the first, Elizabethtown came out of timeout and scored five consecutive points to take the 14-12 lead. The two teams continued to jockey for the lead until they found themselves tied at 20. The Blue Jays took control of the opening set from this point forward, scoring the final five points of the first for the 25-20 win.
- SET TWO: Elizabethtown carried its momentum into the second set, racing out to a 14-5 lead after a kill from freshman Courtney Westman. Sarah Lawrence attempted to mount a comeback, moving within six (17-11), but that is as close at the Gryphons would get as the Blue Jays finished up the second set with the 25-14 victory.
- SET THREE: In the final set of the day, Elizabethtown once again took a commanding lead early (10-3) after a kill from sophomore Allison Fischer. Sarah Lawrence would never be able to recover from the fast start as the Blue Jays rolled through the third for the straight set win, 25-17.
- NEXT ON TAP
Elizabethtown returns home for a key Landmark matchup against Catholic on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Opening serve is set for 7 p.m. in the second True Blue event of the year.