NEWARK, Del. – The William & Mary volleyball team started the second half of CAA play with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-18) setback at Delaware on Friday night. The Blue Hens (9-12, 3-6 CAA) totaled 48 kills and hit .254 to dispatch the Tribe (5-13, 1-8 CAA).
 
The opening set was evenly matched as the Tribe trailed by just one point, 19-18, after sophomore Julia Brown found an opening in the UD defense for her third kill. However, the Blue Hens took the period by sparking a 6-1 run in the final possessions.
 
Both teams traded points in the second set as well. Rookie Claire Farrell blasted a deep shot to knot it up, 15-all. The Blue Hens built another three-point advantage, before senior Katie Kemp dumped a kill to even it back at 20-all. Regardless, UD scored the next five points for a 2-0 lead on the match.
 
In the third set, UD held control of the period from start to finish. The Tribe found itself in an early deficit as the Blue Hens jumped out to a 9-3 advantage following an ace. W&M narrowed the gap to three points, 15-12, after capping a 3-0 spurt with an ace from sophomore Lauren Moussaid. Nonetheless, the Delaware defense conceded just six more points in completing the sweep.
 
Inside the Numbers
- Lauren Merrill finished just short of a double-double with nine kills and 10 digs
- Brown and Farrell drilled seven kill each
- The Blue Hens had a pair of players in Maria Bellinger and Bailey Pearlman record 10-plus kills
- Kemp led the Tribe with 25 assists.
- Junior Autumn Brenner recorded a team-high 14 digs. 
 
Notes
Tonight's decision break a streak of four-consecutive five-set finals between Delaware and W&M…Merrill recorded double-digit digs for the fourth consecutive match…Brenner notched a season-best in digs.

Up Next
The Tribe concludes its three-match road swing with a visit to Elon on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 7 pm.