ELON, N.C. – Playing against her younger sister for the first time in a college match, Sydney Love delivered a team-high 13 kills as the Elon University volleyball team defeated William & Mary in straight sets for its fourth straight win. 
 
Sydney Love's sister Ryann is a freshman for William & Mary. The duo combined for 15 kills and six blocks. With the victory, the Phoenix is now 3-0 in CAA play. The loss dropped William & Mary's CAA record to 1-2.  
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• After a back-and-forth start to the match, an 8-5 run in the middle of the opening set fueled by three Sydney Love kills put Elon ahead 17-14. However, the Tribe battled back, winning eight of the next 10 points to take a 22-19 lead. Elon responded promptly with a 6-0 run of its own to set up a pair of set points. William & Mary saved them both, but the Phoenix won the final two points of the set to win it, 26-24. 
• Elon started strong in the second set, as the Phoenix raced out to a 13-5 lead behind kills from Leah Daniel, Jenn Krzeminski, Sydney Love and Clara LaRue. The Phoenix led by at least six points for the remainder of the frame and a kill by Daniel secured a 25-18 win.
• Both Elon and William & Mary traded points throughout the third set, as neither team led by more than two points until a late 5-1 run put the Phoenix ahead 23-19. Kills by LaRue and Daniel closed out a 25-22 final set victory and secure a straight sets win for the Phoenix. 

NOTES

• Sydney Love registered a team-high 13 kills and posted a .522 hitting percentage on 23 attacks. The sophomore also tallied five blocks. Love's sister Ryann finished the match with two kills and a block for William & Mary. 
• Freshman Clara LaRue delivered a career-high 10 kills, including a team-best five in the third set. Three of the kills were in the final 10 points of the match. 
• Senior Leah Daniel hit four aces to pace the Phoenix and added nine kills. 
• For the seventh time in nine appearances this season, Jordan Gower finished with at least 15 digs. The senior led the Phoenix with 19 against the Tribe.
• Jenn Krzeminski led Elon with five blocks and is up to 46.0 total blocks this season. The senior also had eight kills for the Phoenix. 
• Haylie Clark racked up 39 assists and has went over 30 assists in each of Elon's last five matches. She was also second on the team with eight digs. 
• Freshman Sydney Daniels and senior Alex VanWestrienen both finished with seven digs. 
• As a team, Elon finished with a .250 hitting percentage compared to William & Mary's .146. 
• The Phoenix registered 10 blocks and have double-digit blocks in four consecutive matches. 

FROM HEAD COACH MARY TENDLER
"This was a really good team win today. Our defense set the tone early and our offense improved as the match went along. Our team played with confidence, which will be needed to get another win against William & Mary tomorrow."

UP NEXT

• Elon returns to Schar Center for another match against William & Mary on Sunday at 2 p.m.