THE FACTS
McDaniel (6-1) 3, Eastern Mennonite (2-4) 0
What: Non-conference volleyball match
When: Saturday, Sept. 8
Where: St. Mary's City, Md.

THE SKINNY STORY
McDaniel won its sixth match by sweep, defeating Eastern Mennonite in the first of two matches at St. Mary's. The Green Terror completed the sweep, 25-21, 25-13, 25-19.

THE LEADERS
• Lauren Wells (Glen Allen, Va./Glen Allen) recorded eight kills on 10 attack attempts without an error while also adding 16 assists.
• Makayla Patterson (Colorado Springs, Colo./Cheyenne Mountain) led the attack with nine kills.
• Marlowe Embry (San Jose, Calif./J.H. Pitman) added six kills and 15 digs.
• Taylor Bauman (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) led the defense with 19 digs.

FOR THE FOES
• Erin Brubaker led the attack with six kills.
• Candice Shaheen steadied the defense with 13 digs.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• Back-to-back Carly Gingerich service aces drew Eastern Mennonite even at 20-all in the first set before a Makayla Patterson kill put McDaniel back in front for good. Lauren Wells stretched the lead to 22-21 but an Amy Goodman kill made it a one-point score once again. Three straight Royals errors gave the Green Terror a 25-21 win.
• Tied at 2-all, an Emma Lorenzen (Hagerstown, Md./South Hagerstown) and Allie Lugar (Wilmington, Del./Dupont) block keyed a 5-1 run that gave McDaniel a 7-3 lead and the Green Terror steadily increased the lead from there.
• McDaniel jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the third set and never trailed.

THE INSIDE STORY
• McDaniel is 5-0 for the first time since 2014. The Green Terror has not opened the season with five straight sweeps since 1989.

NEXT UP
McDaniel completes the trimatch at St. Mary's on Saturday afternoon.