WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College women's volleyball team (13-12,8-5) swept the visiting Bethany Bison (7-15,4-9) in a 3-0 handling (25-13, 25-17, 25-16).
 
The Presidents clinched their third-consecutive Presidents' Athletic Conference Tournament appearance under Head Coach Lindsey Llewellyn.
 
Cali Dagen (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan) led the offense with 13 kills followed by Faith Fetsko (Venetia, Pa./South Park) with 12. Brielle Moorhouse (East Liberty, Ohio/Benjamin Logan) led the team in assists with 23. Isabella Bottiglieri (Mohnton, Pa./Governor Mifflin) also had 12 assists on the night.
 
Piper McFarland (West Mifflin, Pa./Cornerstone Preparatory Academy) led the defense with 20 kills while Fetsko and Moorhouse each reached double figure digs. Lola Jacobs (Bridgeville, Pa./South Fayette) led the team in blocks with two total.
 
W&J grew a comfortable 15-8 lead to open the first set, featuring multiple three-point runs. Three kills by Fetsko and attack errors by the Bison helped guide the Presidents to a set one victory. The Presidents hit a match-high .324 as a team in the opening set.
 
The Presidents fought their way to a similar lead in the second set, 16-10. Kills by Fetsko and Abby Oldham (Aliquippa, Pa./Hopewell) sparked two key runs for W&J en route to their sizable set two victory, 25-17.
 
The serving game gave the Presidents a lift in the final set. Jordan Sirianni (Aliquippa, Pa./Hopewell) served in seven straight points in the early going of the third set as W&J amassed a 12-4 advantage. Sydney Allen (Washington, Pa./Trinity) capped a four-point run with a service ace to push the lead to 16-6. A kill by Moorhouse on the outside secured the conference sweep over the Bison.
 
Women's volleyball returns to action on the road at Geneva on Saturday (Nov. 1). The match has a scheduled start time of 7:00 p.m.