ELSAH, Ill. – The Spalding University volleyball team notched their first win of the season sweeping Blackburn, 3-0, to improve to 1-1 in SLIAC play.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Spalding def. Blackburn, 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-17)
LOCATION: Elsah, Ill.
RECORDS: Spalding 1-7, Blackburn 0-8

KEYS TO THE MATCH
LIMIT ATTACK ERRORS: The Golden Eagles limited their attack errors committing only six errors in 71 total attacks, while scoring 31 kills.
BALANCED ATTACK: Four SU players finished the match with five or more kills. Victoria Heitzman and Jessica Diehl led the attack. Heitzman finished with a match-high 11 kills with a .474 kill percentage, while Diehl tallied seven kills hitting .500 percent.
CONTROL THE NET: The Golden Eagles out-blocked the Beavers 9-4. Diehl led Spalding with five total blocks (2 solo/3 assists).
KILL PERCENTAGE: Spalding finished the match with a .352 kill percentage, while Blackburn hit -.025.

UP NEXT
The Golden Eagles will return to non-conference play when the rematch Hanover College Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. EST in Hanover, Ind.