ALLIANCE, Ohio – The Mount Union women's volleyball team (4-6, 4-6 OAC) swept Capital (0-12, 0-12 OAC) in an Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader with match scores of 3-0 and 3-0.

Match One

The Purple Raiders were led by junior Maria Ellesin (Alliance / Marlington) who had 11 kills and senior Madelin DiBease who had 6 total blocks and three kills. Sophomore Mollie Thomas (Massillon / Massillon Perry) led the way in assists as she collected 16 as well as aces with four. Defensively, sophomore libero Alyssa Kasaris took charge as she tallied up 33 digs.

Mount Union took off on a quick run over Capital in the first set as they captured the win 25-7 off a 7-0 run and an attack error by the Crusaders. In set two, Capital kept close with the Raiders as they went back-and-forth, but Mount Union was able to sneak through and secure the second set win off a kill by Ellesin as they went 25-21. The Raiders went on a 10-0 run to start the third set as Thomas dished out each serve. Capital began to chip away, but another kill by Ellesin secured the set and match win 25-18 for the Raiders.

Match Two

The Purple Raiders were led by Ellesin again who had 13 kills on the match followed again by DiBease who had eight kills and 14 digs. Thomas led the way in assists as she tallied up 24, and defensively was Kasaris again as she collected 21 digs.

The Raiders came off the break still hot as they held Capital to 16 in the first set securing the win 25-16. An 11-0 run at the beginning of the second set had the Radiers hot as they forced a Capital timeout. Mount Union was able to maintain the momentum as they captured the second set 25-10. In the third set, the Raiders again took advantage of finding gaps in the Capital defense as they held them to 13 and securing the set and match win off an ace by Thomas 25-13.

Mount Union will be back in action on Tuesday, March 30 as they travel to Marietta for an OAC doubleheader with matches beginning at 6 pm and 8 pm.