WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Elon University volleyball got back in the win column with a straight-set victory over William & Mary Wednesday night, Oct. 30 at Kaplan Arena.
 
"It feels great to get a win on the road," said head coach Mary Tendler. "We played very relaxed and confident tonight even at the end when it was a tight set. We served and passed much better than we did last weekend, which was very beneficial. We look forward to welcoming back our alumnae and celebrating our two seniors this weekend as we battle two tough teams in Schar Center."

The Phoenix improves to 12-13 overall and 6-5 in conference play.
 
Elon 3, WILLIAM & MARY 0 | 25-22, 25-13, 25-23
THE RUNDOWN
The opening set was neck-and-neck until a 4-0 run put the Phoenix in front, 16-12. The Tribe (6-15, 2-8) was able to pull even at 17-17 and a pair of service aces helped them wrestle away control at 22-21, but Elon closed out the set with four unanswered points. Kellyn Trowse book-ended the stretch with a pair of kills, Haylie Clark and Natalie Cummins recorded a block, and W&M had a bad set.

Elon kept its foot on the pedal in Set Two, establishing an early 9-2 advantage. W&M was able to string together five points to get to within 13-11, but the Phoenix put to bed any hopes of a comeback. A kill by Cummins and two more from Clark sent the home team back to its bench, but the break didn't do the Tribe much good. The maroon and gold erupted for eight-straight points for a 25-13 tally and the 2-0 match lead.

After Elon scored the first six points of the third set, W&M fought back and eventually pulled ahead, 12-10. It looked like the Phoenix would cruise through another set as a Trowse kill opened a 7-0 push, but the Tribe answered with a 4-0 run of its own. The sides traded the lead down the stretch and were knotted at 23-23 when Jenn Krzeminski had a successful attack. W&M then committed another set error as Elon earned the match point.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
The Phoenix had a pair of double-doubles on the night: Daniel swung for .250 with 11 kills and 10 digs, while Clark finished with 13 assists and a team-high 11 digs. The St. Cloud, Fla. native also added six kills and a team-high five blocks to her totals. Kodi Garcia reached 20 assists with eight digs, and Isabella Seman served four aces with seven digs. Cummins made four blocks to help the defensive effort.

NOTES
-Elon now leads the all-time series 10-5 and has won four straight against the Tribe.
-With the win, Elon sweeps W&M in the regular-season for the second straight season and fourth time in the last five years.
-Tonight marked the fourth 3-0 final against the Tribe. Elon also had a 2-0 win back in 1974.
-Garcia now owns 2,659 assists, placing her fifth on the program's career leaders list. She passes Natalie Moore's (2004-07) career assist total of 2,642 and needs three more to overtake Megan McMahon (2008-11) for fourth place.
-Seman's four aces tie her season high.
-The Phoenix edged the hosts in points (53.0 - 43.0), kills (42-31), assists (40-26), and digs (54-51). Both sides served six aces.
-The match featured 18 ties and nine lead changes.
 
UP NEXT
Elon has its final two home matches of the season this weekend as the team hosts UNCW on Friday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. and College of Charleston on Sunday, Nov. 3 at 1 p.m. The meeting with the Cougars marks Senior Day for the maroon and gold, and the Phoenix will recognize seniors Elizabeth Coil and Nori Thomas prior to first serve.