Belmont Abbey registered a .441 team attack as sophomore Angela Jubb knocked down 17 kills with one error on 25 total attacks (.640 hitting percentage) as the Crusaders volleyball team won for the fifth time in their last seven tries with a 3-0 sweep of the visiting Converse College Valkyries this evening at the Wheeler Center. Set scores were 24-20, 25-10 and 25-21. The Abbey moves to 10-4 overall and 3-1 in Conference Carolinas, while the Valkyries drop to 2-11 overall and 1-5 in Conference Carolinas.

Jubb led an Abbey offense that registered 49 kills with just eight errors on 93 total attacks, as her 17 kills led all players. Bria James added nine kills, and Lydia Schellenberg registered a .533 attack, dropping eight kills on 15 total attacks with no errors. She added six digs. Older sister Kay Schellenberg knocked down two kills and handed out 42 assists and ten digs. The Abbey won the digs battle by a healthy 42-32 advantage. Libero Julianne Pisano led the Abbey with 11 digs.

The Crusaders saved their best offensive spurt for the third set, logging a .517 attack (17 kills, two errors on 29 total attacks) and held Converse to a .136 attack for the match (24 kills, 13 errors on 81 total attacks). Val Thoms led the Valkyries with 11 kills, the only Converse player to have more than six. She added eight digs and a block assist. Lauren Hunsberger handed out 12 assists. Libero Briana Scalf logged 12 digs, the only Valkyrie to post more than eight.

Belmont Abbey is back in action tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 p.m. when it goes on the road to face Limestone.