CHESTER, Pa. (Sept. 21, 2016) – Sophomore Janie Kalinock (Ellicott City, Md.) and senior Kristin DeCicco (Sewell, N.J.) combined for 16 kills on 20 swings to help the Widener University volleyball team sweep Albright in straight sets on Wednesday evening at the Schwartz Center. Set scores were 25-21, 25-6 and 25-18.
 
Like last night against Wesley, Widener (6-7, MAC Commonwealth 1-1) found itself trailing in the first set before recovering later in the frame. The Lions jumped out to a 17-12 lead on consecutive service aces by Michaela Curran, but the Pride once again came back to take the set and seize the early momentum. Senior captain Brooke Ruditys (Upper Chichester, Pa.) finished consecutive passes from classmate and fellow captain Sabrina Barbieri (Glen Mills, Pa.) to help the hosts regain the lead at 20-19 before DeCicco ended it with a kill.
 
The Pride never trailed in the next frame and rattled off 18 straight points with freshman Ashley McAfee (Abington, Pa.) serving to cruise and win by a 25-6 score. DeCicco set the tone by smashing away a pass from Barbieri, while sophomore Nicole Dorman (East Norriton, Pa.) had six kills and junior Lauren Daly (Springfield, Pa.) added three block assists during the hot stretch which provided more than enough insurance for the hosts to take the set.
 
Widener burst out to a 5-1 lead in the third frame and never looked back. Kalinock led the way with five kills, while freshman Liz Kwon (Ellicott City, Md.) accounted for two of the Pride's five aces in the frame to help the hosts run away with the victory.
 
Kalinock and DeCicco paced Widener by tallying nine and seven kills while hitting at clips of .818 and .778, respectively. Both players did not commit an attacking error. Ruditys fell just shy of a double-double with eight kills and 10 digs, and Dorman had another solid all-around performance with 10 kills, six digs, three aces and two blocks. Daly matched a career high with five blocks.
 
Albright (2-6, MAC Commonwealth 0-2) was paced by setter Claudia Guise in the setback. She had 15 assists and five digs.
 
Widener will next face Stockton and Mary Washington at a tournament on Saturday, Sept. 24 beginning at noon.