BUFFALO, N.Y. — D'Youville Women's Volleyball earned a 3-0 victory over Daemen University on Sunday at the Saints Center, winning by set scores of 25-17, 25-18 and 25-20. The Saints controlled the match at the net, finishing with 39 kills and an 11-6 advantage in total blocks while holding Daemen to a .050 hitting percentage.
D'Youville hit .238 for the match and also held advantages in digs, 48-41, and service aces, 7-3. Cameron Ulinski led the Saints with 13 kills and 15 points, while Ashley Ballou directed the offense with 30 assists.
The Saints set the tone early in the opening set, scoring four consecutive points to take a 4-0 lead. Ballou opened the run with a service ace before Ulinski recorded back-to-back kills, followed by a block from Ulinski and Maddie Boglev. After Daemen pulled within four at 15-11, D'Youville responded with another four-point run, highlighted by a Ramirez kill and a block from Ramirez and Ballou. Ulinski's late kill set up the final point, as Boglev and Ballou teamed up for a block to secure the 25-17 win.
D'Youville created separation in the second set, turning a 9-8 lead into a 12-8 advantage behind two more Ulinski kills and a block from Ulinski and Boglev. Madeline O'Brien helped the Saints maintain control with three key kills down the stretch, including the set-clinching point, as D'Youville took the second set 25-18.
The Saints carried their momentum into the third set, breaking a 9-9 tie with a decisive stretch that pushed the lead to 18-10. Ballou, Ulinski and Gabrielle Dials contributed kills during the run as D'Youville took command. Daemen made a late push, cutting the deficit to 24-20, but Ramirez finished the match with a kill from Ballou to complete the 25-20 set victory and secure the sweep.
Ulinski added five digs and three blocks to her team-leading 13 kills. Ballou finished with 30 assists, eight digs, three blocks and two service aces, while Angelyn Jaramillo led the defensive effort with 15 digs and added three assists. Boglev contributed six total blocks and recorded two kills on four attacks.
Up next: D'Youville travels to Slippery Rock, Pa., on Tuesday to take on Slippery Rock University.
