Elmhurst University tops Saint Mary's College Indiana, 3-0
Elmhurst swept St. Mary's (IN) 25-17, 25-20, 25-21 on Tuesday, September 29 at the Angela Athletic & Wellness Complex in Notre Dame, Indiana, moving to 10-5 on the season.
The efficiency gap told the story: Elmhurst hit .349 as a team compared to just .089 for St. Mary's, a margin that held in each of the three sets. The Bluejays posted 42 kills against 30 for the Saints and also held advantages in aces (5-2) and blocks (6-4). St. Mary's generated 90 attack attempts to Elmhurst's 83 but committed 22 errors to the Bluejays' 13, compounding the efficiency gap throughout.
Katie Hurta led all players with 14 kills on a .684 hitting percentage and added four blocks for Elmhurst. Samantha Webb contributed eight kills and two block assists, while Freddie Temple ran the offense with 26 assists. For St. Mary's, Caroline Carens finished with 12 kills and Shannon Rudge added 10, with Molly Boyle leading the Saints' back row with 10 digs.
In the third set, Elmhurst rattled off a 7-0 run — from 16-17 down to 23-17 — to put the match out of reach, capped by an ace from Aubrey LeCleir and a kill from Paige Belfield.
The win moves Elmhurst to 10-5 overall to open CCIW conference play.
