Game Information
Score: Keiser 3, Pfeiffer 0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-22)
Score: Keiser 3, Pfeiffer 1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-20, 25-13)

Records: Keiser (3-5), Pfeiffer (0-2)

Location: Merner Gymnasium, Misenheimer, N.C.
 
Game One Highlights
The Keiser volleyball team got back on the winning track Friday night by sweeping their opening match against Pfeiffer University. The Seahawks trailed early in all three sets but overcame early deficits to pull off the sweep. The Sun Conference Offensive Player of the Week, Abbie Seward led the attack with 13 kills while Jordan Odom added nine kills.

Set One
The Falcons jumped out to a 5-1 lead before Keiser tallied six of the next eight points, tying the set at seven apiece. Pfeiffer responded by winning the next three points and remained in front until a 4-0 run, highlighted by a pair of Seward kills gave Keiser a 14-13 advantage. The Seahawks upped their lead to as many as seven, 23-16, and went on to win the set, 25-18.

Set Two
Pfeiffer held an early 7-1 advantage before an attack error started an 8-2 run for the Seahawks, tying the set at 9-9. Following three lead changes and the set tied at 15-15, Lilyth Cornell put down a big kill to start a 6-0 run giving Keiser a 21-15 lead. The Falcons got as close as 21-18 but KU took the set, 25-20 and led 2-0 in the match.

Set Three
For the third straight time in the match, Pfeiffer took early control with an 8-1 advantage. The Seahawks later trailed 12-6 when Stephanie Sanchez recorded a pair of service aces to go along with a kill to close within 12-10. PU responded by taking four of the next five points to establish their largest lead of the set, 16-11. However, the Seahawks continued to battle and tied the set at 19-19, behind three kills from Seward. The Falcons briefly reclaimed a 22-20 lead but an Odom kill ignited a 5-0 run to close out the set, winning 25-22 and completing the sweep.

Team Leaders
Keiser
Kills: 13 - Seward
Assists: 27 - Sanchez
Digs: 24 - Leff
 
Pfeiffer
Kills: 7 - Clouse
Assists: 15 - Fardella
Digs: 8 - Weber

Game Two Highlights
Keiser completed the doubleheader sweep of Pfeiffer, taking the second match of the evening, 3-1. Seward (20 kills) and Odom (14 kills) paced the Seahawks offense in the nightcap. Sanchez dished out a season-best 42 assists while senior, Morgan Leff finished with 18 digs.

Set One
Keiser clung to an early 5-2 lead before the home team tallied five of the next six points for their first lead of the set, 7-6. After trading leads and KU trailing 11-9, Seward put down a pair of kills to ignite a 6-0 spurt, reclaiming a 15-11 advantage.  The Falcons cut the deficit to one, 16-15 but an Odom kill started a 4-1 run, pushing the lead out to 20-16. Keiser cruised down the stretch, winning the opening set, 25-18.

Set Two
Keiser held a 9-4 advantage and remained in front until the Falcons knotted the set a 12-12. The Seahawks notched the next three points and stayed ahead until Pfeiffer took their first lead of the set, 21-20. The set would be tied one last time at 22-22 when the Falcons tallied the final three points of the set to win 25-22 and tie the match at 1-1.

Set Three
The Seahawks tallied the first six points of the set and pushed their lead to 8-2. The Falcons settled down and used a 10-3 run to claim their first advantage of the set, 12-11. Back-to-back kills by Eshe Malone and Odom helped KU go back in front by two, but Pfeiffer matched the run to reclaim a 15-14 lead. The teams went back and forth until it was tied at 20-20 and KU tallied the final five points of the set, winning 25-20, and taking a 2-1 lead in the match.

Set Four
The fourth set remained close until a Sanchez kill started a monstrous 10-0 run to give Keiser a commanding 21-12 advantage. An attack error briefly stopped the run but a Seward kill combined with two more service aces by Sanchez helped KU claim the final four points of the set, winning 25-13 and taking the match 3-1.
 
Team Leaders
Keiser
Kills: 20 - Seward
Assists: 42 - Sanchez
Digs: 18 - Leff
 
Pfeiffer
Kills: 14 - Clouse
Assists: 28 - Fardella
Digs: 15 - Beacham

Up Next
The Seahawks will play three matches tomorrow in Virginia Beach, beginning with Regent University at 10:00 a.m., followed by Montreat College at 2:00 p.m., and then Johnson University (Tenn.) at 4:00 p.m.