INDIANA, Pa. – Senior Lily McWilliams (Rockville, Md./Thomas Sprigg Wootton) had a match-high 11 kills and added 10 digs to help lead IUP women's volleyball to a three-set sweep of visiting East Stroudsburg on Saturday afternoon at the Memorial Field House.
 
McWilliams hit .333 for the match, as the Crimson Hawks hit .305 as a team to improve to 11-2 overall and a perfect 2-0 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). The win was the second of the weekend for IUP, which opened its conference season with a four-set win over Kutztown on Friday night.
 
The Crimson Hawks won by scores of 25-13, 25-15 and 25-19, forcing ESU to hit just .044 on the day. IUP finished with 12.0 team blocks, with redshirt sophomore Elora Pittman (Jackson, Mich./Michigan Center) leading the way with three solo blocks and three block assists. Junior Gabby Egler (Pittsburgh, Pa. /Obama Academy) added four block assists along with a solo block.
 
Junior Natalie Cignetti (Indiana, Pa. /Indiana) added 10 kills and hit .333 on Saturday, along with seven digs and two block assists. Sophomore Jess Marut (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside) had a match-high 15 digs.
 
After three straight home matches, the Crimson Hawks will now hit the road for three matches next week, starting with a PSAC matchup at West Chester on Friday.
 
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