GLASSBORO, N.J. – The Widener University women's volleyball team continued its hot start to the season, closing its run at the Rowan Invitational with a pair of sweeps, downing Keystone and Penn State Abington by identical 3-0 scores.

For their efforts during the four matches, Carly Venit and Nicole Dorman were named to the All-Tournament Team.
 
NOTES VS. KEYSTONE (25-13, 25-16, 25-11)

• Shelby Motz had a strong overall match with six kills, six aces, and 11 digs.
• Kelsey Lee led the Pride with seven kills.
• Ashley McAfee matched Motz with 11 digs for team-high honors.
• Emma Wilcock was tops on Widener with 17 assists.
• The Blue and Gold never trailed by more than three in any set and used hot starts to set the tone. Widener went up 12-1 in the first, 9-3 in the second, and 11-5 in the third.

 
NOTES VS. PENN STATE ABINGTON (25-13, 25-18, 25-10)

• Claire Kaufmann led the way with 11 kills against just one error in 16 swings, hitting .625.
• Nicole Dorman had eight kills and 10 digs. With her final successful attack of the afternoon, Dorman moved into second place on the all-time Widener kills list with 1,202.
• Motz posted five more aces.
• Carly Venit had five blocks and three aces.
• With the Nittany Lions keeping it close in the opening set at 9-6, Widener went on a 10-2 run to open a 19-8 lead.
• The second set was close as neither team held more than a three point lead midway through the frame. Three quick points for the Pride put the Blue and Gold up 18-14 as Widener steadily pulled away from there to win the set.

 
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The Pride opens conference play hosting Lycoming on Tuesday, September 11. Opening serve from the Schwartz Center is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.