AUSTIN, Texas — St. Edward's volleyball refused to ease off the gas, pressuring Cameron with a balanced attacked augmented by an aggressive serve to get contributions throughout the roster to sweep Cameron 25-20, 25-12, 25-19 on Saturday.
The Hilltoppers hit .299 while holding the Aggies to .086, completing a three-match week without dropping a set. St. Edward's has won four consecutive matches and seven of its past eight, improving to 14-9 overall and 9-4 in Lone Star Conference play. The victory marked the Hilltoppers' ninth sweep of the season, their most since recording 10 during the fall 2021 campaign.
St. Edward's established an early advantage in the opening set and never trailed, leaning on its front-row defense to create separation.
GRACE MCDONALD and MIA CLAY set the tone by teaming for three blocks in the first set, including consecutive stops during a run that stretched an 11-9 lead to 18-11. McDonald also supplied four kills without an error, finishing the set with the kill that secured the 25-20 win.
The Hilltoppers found another gear in the second.
After Cameron took a 3-2 lead, Clay delivered a tying kill to bring IVY WACLAWCZYK to the service line. Waclawczyk followed with an ace, and Clay added consecutive kills during a six-point run that pushed St. Edward's ahead 8-3.
The Hilltoppers continued to build through the middle of the set before KELLI FORDING's serve helped put it out of reach. Leading 17-10, St. Edward's scored seven consecutive points during her service turn, receiving an ace, two Lancry Baughman kills, and a CARRINGTON JAIMES kill along the way.
HEIDI TORGERSON finished the set with her first career kill, capping a frame in which St. Edward's produced 16 kills on .481 hitting while limiting Cameron to six kills and a .037 clip.
The Aggies stayed closer early in the third, but the Hilltoppers again found separation as their scoring options multiplied.
Baughman took over in the third with three kills to help St. Edward's move from a 6-5 deficit to a 10-9 lead, then served an ace during a run that stretched the advantage to 13-9. McDonald contributed two kills and joined Fording for a block as the Hilltoppers pulled away.
Fording put down six kills in the set and served three aces, including consecutive aces for a 22-13 lead. Torgerson added another kill, and Baughman delivered the final point to complete the sweep.
Fording led St. Edward's with 10 kills on .364 hitting and four service aces, producing all of her offense in the final two sets. McDonald supplied eight kills without an error on 15 swings, hitting .533 and contributing four blocks. Clay added eight kills on .318 hitting with three blocks, and Baughman delivered seven kills without an error on 10 attacks.
ALTHEA MORRIS distributed 38 assists and added eight digs, while GISELLE OJEDA anchored the defense with 18 digs. BEA ANGELES contributed eight digs to surpass 500 for her career, and KAYLEN LEMBCKE crossed 300 career kills. St. Edward's finished with eight aces, including Fording's four without a service error in 15 attempts. Waclawczyk, Ojeda, Baughman, and Jaimes added one each.
Fording's 10 kills brought her career total to 975, leaving her 25 from 1,000. Angeles finished with 502 career digs, and Lembcke reached 302 career kills. The Hilltoppers host West Texas A&M and Eastern New Mexico next weekend.
