LEXINGTON - #15 Transy Volleyball won its 3rd straight match, sweeping Wittenberg University in front of a loud Clive M. Beck Center Wednesday night. The Pioneers defeated the Tigers 26-24, 26-24, and 25-17.

Before the match, Cate Scheper was honored for reaching a career milestone. Scheper earned her 1000th career kills two weeks ago vs Spalding University. Scheper currently ranks top five all time in program history in kills.

Transylvania trailed Wittenberg for the majority of the first set until tying 14-14 and continuing to tie it up point after point until finally pulling through with a 26-24 win after a kill from Cate Scheper, her fifth of the set. 

The second set saw very similar results as the first with the Pioneers and Tigers closely fighting for the lead the entire time.

Transy pulled out another 26-24 win.

Gathering momentum in the back half of the final set, Transylvania swept Wittenberg 25-17 after a kill by Megan Sweeney, her seventh of the match. It is the first time in program history the Pioneers have swept Wittenberg and its the first win vs an NCAC opponent this season for Transy. The Pioneers are now 2-5 all time vs Witt.

Transy outscored Wittenberg with 42 kills to their 36, and held them to a .145 hitting percentage. 

Cate Scheper ended the night with 13 kills, the fourth time out of the last five games that she has earned double digit kills. She currently leads the HCAC in kills this season.
 

Megan Sweeney had a career high in kills with a total of 7. 
 

We were able to come together tonight and get the win in 3 over a good Wittenberg team, Head Coach Amy Barmore said. "We executed the game plan well and are ready as we head into conference. We know what that means and have to show up daily to get the job done. We are playing well as a team and that's what coaches want at this time of the year."

It is exactly what the Pioneers want as they start HCAC play this Saturday at home. Transy takes on a good Rose Hulman team at the Clive M. Beck Center this Saturday at 3 PM.