ELON, N.C. — Buoyed by 15 kills from Katherine Arnason, the William & Mary volleyball team dominated Elon 3-1 (25-17, 21-25, 25-16, 25-15) to complete the series sweep on Sunday afternoon at the Schar Center.

The pair of victories marked W&M's first road wins of the season as they improved to 10-15 overall and 6-10 in the CAA.

Maddie Meyers and Audrey Brcka both had a dozen kills for the day, while Amy Schwem racked up a game-high 21 assists. On defense, Lindsay Kahren tallied 19 digs. Ryann Love was big on the nets, notching seven total blocks.

HOW IT HAPPENED
W&M took control in the first. With the score 12-10 in favor of the Tribe, a kill from Arnason sparked a 7-0 run that gave the visitors some separation. The Tribe did not relinquish, getting a key stuff from Meyers and Love down the stretch as they went on to take the opener 25-17.

Elon (11-16, 5-11 CAA) struck back in set two. After W&M went ahead 5-1, the Phoenix dominated thereafter, scoring 16 of the next 22 points to take a 17-11 advantage. The Tribe got as close as two points at the 23-21 mark, but an attack error on set point sealed their fate as they lost the set 25-21.

After the intermission, William & Mary locked in with an 8-2 opening run. Brcka was a catalyst as the sophomore had four kills in the stanza. W&M took the set by a decisive 25-16 final.

In similar fashion to the previous set, the Tribe struck first with a 4-0 run to begin the fourth set. Schwem registered two key service aces before a pair of Elon attack errors made it a 7-1 Tribe advantage.

Arnason saved her best for last as her teammate Schwem teed her up for a late kill that gave W&M a 21-13 lead. The Tribe would go on to win the set 25-15.

NOTABLE

• W&M held Elon to a paltry .107 hitting percentage (44-28-149).
• The Tribe had 17 total blocks to Elon's 11 and led in service aces 7-3.
• This was W&M's first road sweep of a conference opponent since defeating Hampton on Sep. 30-Oct. 1, 2023.
• The win keeps the Tribe two games back of the sixth and final spot in the CAA Tournament standings. Northeastern (8-8) currently sits in sixth.

UP NEXT
The Tribe will conclude the regular season with two matches at home against Hampton on Friday and Sunday. The Friday match will get underway at 6 p.m. on FloSports. On Sunday, W&M will host Senior Day beginning at 1 p.m.