SCRANTON - The University of Scranton volleyball team extended their winning streak to seven matches on Saturday, as the Royals made quick work of Manhattanville and Stevenson, beating both by 3-0 scores.

With the victories, Scranton improved to 13-2 overall on the year.

Scranton 3, Manhattanville 0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-23) | Box Score

To kick off the day, the Royals rolled to a three-set victory over Manhattanville, in which Scranton used strong rallies late in sets to coast to a sweep.

Overall, sophomore Stephanie Margolies (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) was impressive on the attack in the victory, finishing with 14 kills and nine digs. Senior Eryn Boken (South Pasadena, Calif./Westridge School For Girls), meanwhile, had nine kills and four total blocks, three of which were solos.

Setting up the attack in the match was junior Caileigh Cox (Randolph, N.J./Randolph), who finished with 31 assists, while on defense, freshman Maddie Orth (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth) led the way with 15 digs. Rounding out the top performances in the Manhattanville game was junior Carah Vitkus (Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac), who posted six kills and 12 digs.

Scranton 3, Stevenson 0 (28-26, 25-15, 25-17) | Box Score

The Stevenson game saw the Royals win an absolute thriller of a first set and never look back, riding a wave of momentum over the second and third sets to notch an impressive sweep over the visiting Mustangs.

The first set appeared to be an easy Scranton win early, but Stevenson came back to tie the match up at 25-25 to force a tiebreak. After trading points to make it a 26-26 match, the Royals finally finished off the first set with back-to-back points courtesy of a Margolies kill and a Boken service ace.

From there, the Royals were absolutely dominant, opening up massive leads early in both the second and third sets to coast to a three-set victory.

Overall, Margolies led the way again on the attack with 11 kills. It marked the 11th time on the 2021 season that Margolies has gone into double-figures in kills, as she also recorded six digs in the victory, as well.

Elsewhere, Boken had nine kills and three solo blocks, while Vitkus finished with eight kills. Rounding out the top attackers in the game was senior Trinity Manning (Point Lookout, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial), who had seven kills.

Setting up that attack once again was Cox, who had 39 assists, marking the 13th time (and 12th game in a row) she has gone over 30 assists in a game on the year. And on defense, senior Molly Dunfee (King of Prussia, Pa./Villa Maria Academy) was impressive in the win turning away the Stevenson attack, finishing with 18 digs, marking the 11th time she has gone into double figures in that category this year.

The University of Scranton volleyball team returns to action on Tuesday, as they head across town to Marywood. First serve is set for 7 p.m.

--ROYALS--