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ELMHURST, Ill. - The Benedictine University volleyball team opened up Northern Athletics Conference action on Tuesday night with a 3-0 sweep over Alverno College. The Eagles tallied 33 kills as a team.

Benedictine (6-4, 1-0 NAC) never let Alverno (2-7, 0-1 NAC) score more than 13 points in all three sets as they won 25-12, 25-13, 25-13.

Haley Fitzgerald led all players with eight kills and tallied nine digs. Candice Cuppini had seven kills and Meagan Kmieciak had a game high 14 digs. Kara Zuro was on fire behind the service line tallying six aces. Freshman setter Abby Sattler had 24 assists.

As a team the Eagles out-hit the Inferno 33 kills to 10 and had 39 digs as a team. Morgan Stuckey led AC with six kills while Shelby Metzger had 10 assists.

Benedictine is back in action this weekend when they travel to North Central for the Red & Black Triangular. The Eagles take on North Central College at 10:00 a.m. followed by a 2:00 p.m. match against Lake Forest College.