LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University women's volleyball team swept visiting Rockford in the final conference contest of the season.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 3, Rockford 0
25-16, 25-20, 25-20

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine scored the first four points of the opening set and did not trail as Madelyn Sullivan recorded an ace and Caroline O'Connor a kill along with a pair of errors
• Rockford hung around in the second and used four straight points to open a 14-13 advantage
• A serving error allowed Benedictine to tie the score and the team added three more to open a 17-14 edge
• Four straight points later allowed Benedictine to gain separation and hold off the challenge
• A kill from Hannah Griffith, block from Griffith and Kaitltyn Estopare along with a pair of Alyssa Mojica aces enabled Benedictine to lead 6-2 in the third but Rockford did not go away
• The visitors held a 14-12 lead before five straight from Benedictine that again opened with a combined block from Griffith and Estopare
• Rockford came back to tie the score at 17-17 and again at 20-20 before Yngride JeanPhillipe put down a kill to open five straight to close out the match
• Benedictine hit .270 for the match

STAT LEADERS
KILLS: Estopare (12), JeanPhillipe (9)
ACES: Mojica (3)
DIGS: Courtney Levy (19), Sullivan (11)
BLOCKS: Griffith (5)
ASSISTS: Jamie Janczak (22), Mojica (13)

UP NEXT
Benedictine (14-11, 10-3 NACC) travels to Augustana on Friday to take part in the Pumpkin Bash. The win locked Benedictine into the third seed in the conference tournament and the team will host Illinois Tech on Tuesday night.