FORT WORTH, Texas – In a rescheduled match that was supposed to have been played earlier in the season in Hawkins, Texas, the Lady Ram volleyball team swept Jarvis Christian College in three games this afternoon at home, 30-14, 30-23, 30-17. The Lady Rams, who last week clinched the top-seed in the Western Division of the Conference playoffs, easily handled the Lady Bulldogs with a total of 48 kills and a .363 hitting percentage.

Despite Wesleyan’s eventual dominance in the final statistics, though, it was Jarvis Christian that sprinted out of the blocks in the first two games.

In game one, the Lady Bulldogs held a 9-5 advantage before a side out gave the serve to sophomore Katherine Williams. The Lady Rams then scored six consecutive points, including Williams’ 12th ace of the season, to jump in front 12-9. Wesleyan then cruised to the game one victory, scoring 18 of the next 23 points.

In the second game, the two teams traded side outs to build the score up to a 9-9 tie. Wesleyan then pulled ahead 12-9 behind the service of Rachel Loftin, before Jarvis Christian rallied to tie the score at 14. Leighann Krey then took over as the Lady Rams jumped back in front, this time to stay, at 18-14. Despite a late spurt by the Lady Bulldogs, Wesleyan took the second game 30-23.

The third game began as the first two should have – with Wesleyan taking an immediate lead and putting the game away early. Rachel Loftin served the Lady Rams to a 4-0 lead. After two side outs, Cortney Johansen bumped that lead up to 7-1, adding her 42nd ace of the season. Aside from two brief offensive spurts for Jarvis Christian, the rest of the final game followed suit. Wesleyan won a few points, gave up a side out, got the serve back, and scored a few more. They eventually won the game by a score of 30-17.

Leighann Krey led the squad with 14 kills and 14 digs and was second with 4 blocks. Rachel Loftin led with 5 blocks and added 11 kills, and Cortney Johansen tossed up 46 assists. Katherine Williams had 7 kills, 12 digs, and 4 aces, while Susan Taylor had 14 digs. Tiffany Porterfield and Nicky Davis also had 7 kills each.

The Lady Bulldogs were led by Tia Jordan with 6 kills and 14 digs, and Danielle Price with 5 kills and 17 digs.

The win extends the Lady Rams’ winning streak to six matches, and moves their record to 19-10 overall and 12-3 in conference. They play the final match of the regular season against Southwestern Assemblies of God University at home on Tuesday. The match begins at 7:00 PM.