Chargers win at Kishwaukee to complete season sweep

MALTA — The Sandburg volleyball team had its second-best hitting night of the season in a 25-11, 25-20, 25-9 sweep at Kishwaukee on Wednesday.

The Chargers (11-12 overall, 5-1 Arrowhead Conference) hit .317 in routing the Kougars as they had 37 kills to just 11 errors on 82 attacks.

Sandburg's only other match this season with a better hitting percentage came in their first meeting against Kishwaukee, when the Chargers hit .337 on Aug. 27 at home.

Harlee Hainds put down a team-best 10 kills to lead Sandburg's attack. The freshman was one kill shy of matching her season high of 11 on Sept. 10 against Illinois Valley. Hainds was errorless on 17 attacks for a .588 hitting percentage in Wednesday's win. She also had a Chargers-best four blocks.

Jalie Eller contributed nine kills and matched Addison Gillen for the team lead with 11 digs. It marked the ninth time in the last 10 matches Eller has had double-digit digs.

After playing just one set in the last two matches, setter Quinn Rexroat returned to the lineup and had 34 assists.

Sandburg had seven aces in the victory, with two apiece coming from Abigail Shaffer and Taliya Galloway. Galloway also had a pair of blocks.

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