FRANKLIN - Led by a dominant performance on the pins by McKenzie Schroeder and Kaitlyn Lavy, the Franklin volleyball team will head into conference play riding the wave of momentum brought on by a sweep of Wilmington College on Wednesday (Oct. 2) night. 

Schroeder dominated the game with a career-high 17 kills, finishing with a .773 hitting percentage and no attacking errors. Lavy added 15 kills and a team-high four aces and Brionna Linkel handed out a career-high 43 assists as the Grizzlies claimed victory in straight sets, 25-22, 25-14, 25-21.

Set One: Franklin 25 - Wilmington 22
The opening set featured nine lead changes and six ties and went right down to the wire. With the Quakers leading 22-21, Franklin got a kill from Schroeder and an ace from Campbell Clark to take the lead and force a Wilmington timeout. The Franklin defense finished off the set one win by forcing two Wilmington attack errors to close out the game. Schroeder finished with five kills in the set while Lavy and Trinity Schroeder each had four kills. 

Set Two: Franklin 25 - Wilmington 14
Franklin took command of the second set early, racing out to an 11-3 edge and would lead by as many as 11 before cloing out an easy game two victory. McKenzie Schroeder added seven more kills and the team hit .552 overall with 17 kills and just one error for the set. 

Set Three: Franklin 25 - Wilmington 21
Wilmington got the better of things in the early going and looked primed to keep the game going after taking a 16-10 lead. But the Grizzlies battled all the way back, rattling off a 10-2 run to take the lead and Franklin put the match on ice with Makalyn Miller and Trinity Schroeder notching consecutive kills to end the match. 

Inside the Box Score
-Franklin hit .406 as a team while keeping the Quakers to .250 on the attack. 
-Linkel's 43 assists eclipsed her previous career high of 40 set earlier this year, and the sophomore setter also led the team with 11 digs. 
-Hannah Phegley dug up nine balls and added a pair of aces. 

Up Next
Franklin opens Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) play on Saturday (Oct. 5) afternoon, hosting the Anderson Ravens. First serve from the Spurlock Center is set for 2:00 p.m.