COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Swarthmore College women's volleyball team remained unbeaten in Centennial Conference play with a 3-1 victory at Ursinus College on Wednesday night.
 
The Garnet hit over .300 as a team in two of the four sets. Jordan Perry led the way with 12 kills while Kaylee Zhang contributed 11 kills and 18 digs. Dani Pena amassed 31 assists, 10 digs, three service aces, and five kills with a .444 attack percentage. Ellie Streeper provided support with 14 digs.
 
It was Swarthmore's 20^th consecutive win against the Bears.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Ursinus recorded a kill to start the match before the Garnet went in front with five straight points. Zindzhi Montgomery tallied a pair of kills, Trisha Razdan had one, and Zhang registered an ace. Swarthmore built a 16-9 advantage before the Bears posted a 6-1 rally to get within two (17-15). However, Perry came back with two kills around a ball handling error and the Garnet upped the margin to five on their way to a 25-18 triumph.
 
- In the second set, Ursinus got out to an 11-6 advantage. Swarthmore chipped away at the deficit and got it down to one at 17-16. With the score 18-17, the Bears recorded four out of five to create some distance. The Garnet were able to get within two but Ursinus closed out a 25-21 win to even the match.
 
- It was tight early in the third set with the Bears holding a slim 10-9 lead. Swarthmore then went off on a 6-1 run to go ahead 15-11. Zhang produced an ace and a kill to lead the stretch. Ursinus closed the gap to one (23-22) but two kills by Perry gave the Garnet a 25-22 decision.
 
- The score was even at nine in the fourth set when a Pena kill, an Ursinus error, and a Pena ace put Swarthmore in front 12-9. The Bears cut the deficit to one at 12-11 but the Garnet rolled the rest of the way with a 13-7 stretch to earn the 25-18 victory. Swarthmore compiled a match-high .364 hitting percentage in the final set.

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GARNET LEADERS
Kills: Perry 12
Assists: Pena 31
Service Aces: Pena 3
Digs: Zhang 18
 
UP NEXT
The Garnet (11-4, 4-0 Centennial) host conference foe Gettysburg College on Saturday at 1 p.m.