Volleyball Sweeps Bryant, 3-0, for Sixth Straight Win

Tuesday, September 17

Smithfield, RI

7:00 PM

Brown University

7-1

Bryant University

5-7

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Brown	25	25	25	3
Bryant	20	22	21	0

Volleyball Sweeps Bryant, 3-0, for Sixth Straight Win

9/17/2019 9:05:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Senior Makena Ehlert posted a double-double on 14 kills and 10 digs, sophomore Kristin Sellers tallied a double-double on 26 assists and 13 digs, and Brown University volleyball swept Bryant University, 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-21), on Tuesday night at the Chace Athletic Center.

The Bears (7-1) earned their sixth straight win and continued their best start since the 2008 season behind the straight-set victory over the host and intrastate rival Bulldogs (5-7).

"Bryant is really good at home," Brown head coach Ahen Kim said. "In set one as big as a lead as we had – Bryant is a good team, and they dug in deep. We executed the scout really well to our team's credit and forced them to do something different. We knew it would be a dog fight, but our players kept making adjustments and kept evolving to stay slightly ahead of them. I'm really proud of them for that."

Ehlert (Orange County, Calif.) registered her fifth double-double of the season on her match-high 14 kills and 10 digs and has now posted double-figure kills in all eight matches on the year. Sellers (Menlo Park, Calif.) notched her second consecutive double-double on her match-best 26 assists and 13 digs and has compiled 20 or more assists in all eight matches on the year.

Junior Gabrielle Moriconi (Naples, Fla.) landed 12 kills on .357 hitting for her fifth straight match with double-figure kills. Senior Jacqueline Jacobs (Atlanta, Ga.) contributed a season-high seven blocks, and freshman libero Kaitlyn Wong (Los Altos, Calif.) came up with a match-high 16 digs.

Brown took the first set, 25-20, claiming an early lead and holding off a late charge from the Bulldogs. The Bears opened with a 9-3 edge and used a 7-1 run to extend their advantage to 16-5. Brown kept the margin at 22-11 before the hosts came within 24-20 on a 9-2 spurt prior to the visitors closing the frame. Ehlert tallied four kills and six digs in the stanza, while Sellers handed out nine assists.

The Bears gained a 2-0 set advantage behind a 25-22 win in set two. Brown opened with leads of 6-2 and 9-4 before Bryant pulled within 11-10. The visitors then pushed their edge back to four points at 17-13 and 20-16. The Bulldogs trimmed the margin to 23-22 prior to the Bears taking the final two points. Ehlert terminated on five kills in the frame while Sellers posted seven assists and five digs.

After facing an early deficit in set three, the Bears rallied to win the frame, 25-21. Bryant opened the stanza with a 5-0 lead before Brown came back to tie the score at 13-13. The Bears pulled ahead at 16-13 and later used a 4-0 run to claim a 22-17 edge on their way to the set win. In the frame, Moriconi and Ehlert notched six and five kills respectively, Sellers dished out 10 assists, and Wong came up with seven digs.

Brown earned its second straight win over an Ocean State opponent after topping Providence, 3-2, on Sept. 14.

For Bryant, Riley James posted a double-double on 12 kills and 13 digs, Erika Ward tallied 14 digs, and Mia Cergol contributed 16 assists.

Next, Brown closes non-conference play at the Georgia State Tournament against Northwestern State (Sept. 21, 2:00 p.m.) and the host Panthers (Sept. 22, noon).

Video of all Brown volleyball home contests and all Ivy League matches, home and away, will be broadcast live on ESPN+.