By Ron Smith
September 6, 2017
 
(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) Middle blocker Libby Dahlberg and right side hitter Samantha Neely contributed 10 kills apiece as #5 Westmont Volleyball (13-1) recorded its eighth sweep in a row with a 25-22, 25-18, 25-9 win at California Lutheran. Dahlberg recorded a .667 attack percentage by going errorless in 15 attempts. Neely hit .529 percent.
 
The win is the 12th in a row for Westmont.
 
Also making an impression in the offensive statistics were outside hitter Hal Galloway and right side hitter Cassidy Rae. Galloway tallied nine kills and posted a .217 attack percentage while Rea connected for eight kills and a .467 hitting percentage.
 
Up 12-11 in the first set, Westmont went on a 6-0 run that included a pair of kills from Rea and one each form Neely and Galloway. The Warriors would gain set point at 24-16 on a Regals' service error, but allowed California Lutheran to score the next six points. A kill from Neely, however, gave Westmont the one-set-to-none lead.
 
Neely picked up where she left off in the second set, contributing four kills to an 8-1 Warrior run to start the set. The seven-point margin proved to be the difference in set number two.
 
In the third set, Westmont scored the first 11 points. Brooklynn Cheney, Neely and Amy Buffham each recorded a kill during the run and Buffham notched a service ace. Cheney and Dahlberg teamed up for two blocks and Cheney and Neely added another. The Regals would get no closer than 10 points the rest of the way.
 
Buffham led the Warriors with 20 assists while Cheney, the reigning GSAC Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week, added 24 serve receptions and 10 digs. In Westmont's last seven matches, Cheney has recorded 104 serve receptions without an error.
 
Saturday, Westmont will open Golden State Athletic Conference play when they visit The Master's College (2-5) in Santa Clarita. First serve is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.