Wilkes-Barre, PA (October 5, 2022) - First-year Abby Weise had 18 kills leading the DeSales University volleyball team past King's College, 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-19), for its sixth straight win on the season.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 3, King's - 0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-19)
• Records: DeSales (12-7, 3-1 MAC Freedom); King's (11-5, 0-4 MAC Freedom)
• The win is DSU's 18th straight over King's College and improves DSU to 34-10 all-time vs. the Monarchs.

How it Happened

• DSU hit .378 in the first falling behind 7-0 before dominating the rest of the set to win 25-14, scoring 25 of the final 32 points.
• The Bulldogs nearly beat themselves in the second set committing 11 hitting errors allowing King's to take an early lead.
• Down 8-4, DeSales rallied to take a 17-14 lead and hung on late to take a 2-0 lead.
• Trailing 11-9 in the third set, the Bulldogs scored seven straight points to take a 16-11 lead and never really looked back from there.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Weise dominated at the net hitting .577 with just three hitting errors in 26 attempts.  She added 12 digs and had two aces.
• Senior Austen Brewer and first-year Madison Swift each had six kills.
• Senior McKenzie Brady had 13 digs and served up seven aces.
• First-year Peyton Porterfield had 18 assists and four aces, while junior Grace Grandinetti finished with 18 assists.

For the Foes

• Joy Kindall led King's with seven kills and added three blocks.

Inside the Box Score

• DSU hit .198 for the match and had 14 service aces.
• King's hit just .098.

Up Next

• DeSales returns to action on Saturday when they take on Gettysburg College and Muhlenberg College at Muhlenberg.