The Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team played Ursinus College Oct. 25 in Collegeville. The Blue Jays took a 3-0 win.

The Blue Jays closed out their first back-to-back winning seasons since 2012 and 2013. This was a huge accomplishment for the women.

The women had a whopping 18 kills and a hitting percent of .323 more than Ursinus. They also gained 55 total points against the Bears’ 29 points. In blocks and aces, the Jays had four over their opponent.

The advantage coming from assists was overwhelming for Etown as the away team reached 37 total, whereas the Bears could only muster up 21.

Senior Katie Kennedy tied a career-high in aces with six total. Senior Mackenzie Garner passed the 1,200 mark in career kills and earned a match high of 14.

The .366 percent in hitting was the women’s second highest of the season. First-year Rileigh Hudock is just 45 assists shy of hitting her 1,000 mark for the season.

Next up, the women went up against Moravian College and Susquehanna University Saturday, Oct. 27. The Blue Jays crushed Moravian on the stats board with 61 total kills and 75 total points.

Eight blocks and 60 assists later, Etown took the win 3-1. Garner stood out, tying her career high with 23 kills and an additional four blocks.

Hudock was also able to reach the 1,000 assist mark with 58 assists and 19 total digs against the Greyhounds. Junior Elle Shatto reached 15 digs and sophomore Aiyana Tietze-Di Toro, who earned 10.

The next game was against Susquehanna. The Jays struggled to reach their 20th win of the season.

Garner had nine kills against the River Hawks, along with senior Sarah Schneider who had six and Shatto who had five. Even with good effort and a full team performance, Etown could not come out with the win, as the final game of their season ended in a 3-0 loss.