The volleyball team swept the Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers and the Thomas More University Saints at home over the weekend and beat the Findlay University Oilers Wednesday night. On Friday, the Chargers beat the Panthers in three sets, winning 25-15, 25-16, and 25-21. The Chargers then overcame the Saints the next day, taking the first set 25-19 and the last two sets 25-18, 25-12. On Wednesday, the Chargers defeated the Oilers in three sets, winning 25-17, 25-22, 25-17. The Oilers still lead the Great Midwest Athletic Conference in kills and points.

Head coach Chris Gravel said the team practiced some techniques from training, such as switches, in the game against the Panthers.

“Everybody had a chance to get in there and contribute and do what they’ve been doing in practice,” Gravel said. “That’s a good thing to see.”

Senior Sydney Sahr said she believes the team did well adapting to different lineups from the Panthers. 

“We all did well at coming out and figuring out how to execute certain things, even if it wasn’t immediate,” Sahr said. “We figured out how to be successful against Kentucky Wesleyan.”

Going into the weekend, the Chargers were ranked first in the G-MAC North standings, and the Saints were ranked first in the G-MAC South standings. The Chargers now hold a nine game win streak and a conference record of 6-0. Their overall record is 11-1. They are the only unbeaten team in the G-MAC. Both teams have held their place at the top of their divisions. 

“If they remain up there, and we remain up there, we’ll see each other again in the playoffs,” Gravel said. “This puts a little memory in the back of our heads of what we can do and what they can do.”

Junior Josie TeSlaa said the Chargers knew the Saints’ success statistically and made certain changes, such as running a new lineup each set. 

“We used that knowledge as a drive to want to ace them more and defend their serves well,” TeSlaa said. “It was a very successful game that showed our strive to prove ourselves.” 

The Chargers will play the Tiffin University Dragons away at 12 p.m. on Oct. 12.

“We’ve got a lot of work to do, and we’re on the road for a while now, so we’re going to miss our fans because they’re great,” Gravel said. “Hopefully, when we get back home, they remember us.”