INDIANA, Pa. – IUP volleyball capped its Senior Day weekend with another PSAC West victory Saturday night, defeating Slippery Rock in four sets inside the KCAC.
The Crimson Hawks improved to 18-4 overall and 11-1 in conference play with the 25-8, 25-21, 20-25, 25-15 victory, completing the regular-season sweep of Slippery Rock.
Senior Delaney Concannon followed up her 1,000th career dig on Friday with another strong all-around performance, recording a match-high 17 kills, 10 digs and six service aces. Concannon finished with 24.5 points while adding three block assists.
IUP came out firing in the opening set, hitting .529 while holding Slippery Rock to a negative hitting percentage in a dominant 25-8 victory.
The Crimson Hawks took a two-set advantage with a 25-21 win in the second before Slippery Rock responded with a 25-20 victory in the third.
IUP quickly regained control in the fourth, hitting .375 and holding The Rock to a .074 hitting percentage on the way to a 25-15 victory to close out the match.
Kyra Schmidt added nine kills for IUP, while Jessica Neiman and Sammy Stephens recorded seven apiece. Stephens hit .462 on 13 attempts, while Neiman finished at .313.
The Crimson Hawks finished with a .313 hitting percentage as a team, recording 50 kills against just 14 errors. IUP held Slippery Rock to 36 kills and a .085 hitting percentage.
IUP also controlled the match from the service line and at the net, finishing with 14 aces and 10 blocks. Jasmine Sires led the defensive effort at the net with six total blocks, including one solo, while senior Mikalah Kim added four block assists.
Ellie Rauch paced the offense with 24 assists, while Maddie Zechman added 14. Concannon's 10 digs led the Crimson Hawks, with Delaney Barto adding nine.
The victory completed a 2-0 weekend for IUP following Friday night's four-set victory over Clarion.
