Marian University women’s volleyball (5-18, 1-6 NACC) snapped a 15-match skid with a convincing sweep against Benedictine; 25-23, 25-16, 25-19.
 

• Marian never trailed in the opening set jumping out to an early 8-3 lead.
• Benedictine was able to cut the deficit down to two at 9-7, but Marian maintained its lead.
• The Eagles cut the Sabre lead down to one at 23-22 and 24-23, but a kill from Morgan Simac gave Marian the opening set.
• A 12-9 Marian lead was expanded out to 18-10 after a 6-1 run.
• Benedictine responded cutting the Sabre lead down to 19-15 before Marian ended the set on a convincing 6-1 spurt.
• The Eagles had an early 9-4 lead in the third before Marian scored the next five points to tie the set.
• The set was then a seesaw battle with the Eagles leading 19-18.
• Another dominating finish to the set then saw Marian finish the match scoring six consecutive points.

• Marian finished with a 39-25 edge in kills and 68-49 advantage in digs.
• The Sabre defense held the Eagles to a .042 hitting percentage for the match with Benedictine hitting negatively in the third set.
• Marian had at least 12 kills in all three sets.
• This is the fourth sweep of the season for Marian.
• Marian is now 5-19 all-time against Benedictine with this being the first road win over the Eagles since 2014.

	Morgan Simac led the offense with 11 kills and added six digs.
	Sofia Rodriguez had a match-high 22 digs and a pair of service aces.
	Kaylie Engebose had 20 assists to go with 15 digs.

Date posted: October 19, 2026