TACOMA, Wash. – The University of Puget Sound volleyball team captured its ninth consecutive victory on Friday with a sweep of visiting Linfield. The Loggers (15-4, 10-1) kept their winning streak alive with a strong serving and blocking night.

The Loggers were a force at the net as they tallied nine team blocks to the Wildcats' (8-11, 6-5) four. Molly Gibson totaled seven blocks (one solo and six assisted) on the night to lead the way while Jackie Harvey tallied five block assists in two sets. Harvey also had four kills and Gibson had three.

The Loggers serving also remained tough, led by three aces from Stephanie O'Connor. Juliette Witous and Jordan Bird also tallied a pair of aces a piece and Erika Greene added one ace. Green also had a match-high 33 assists to keep her season average above 10 assists per set.

The Loggers cruised to a first set victory behind a .333 team hitting percentage in the first set. The Wildcats came out determined to even the match as they built a 17-9 lead. The Wildcats later had an 18-12 lead when the Loggers went on a 13-3 run to end the set and take a 2-0 lead in the match and completely steal back the momentum.

In the third set, the Loggers' frustrated the Wildcat hitters, holding the 'Cats to a .000 hitting percentage while hitting .200. They controlled much of the set and held on for a 25-18 victory in the set to clinch the sweep.

Both Tara Hill and Kelsey Ludin totaled eight kills to lead the Wildcats. Hill also had 15 digs for a doubl-double in the match. She was joined with double digit digs by Bethany Dickey (14) and Samantha Lau (16).

Natalie Monro had a match-high 11 kills for the Loggers while Witous had a strong night at libero with 24 digs.

The Loggers will host Willamette tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Memorial Fieldhouse.