GWYNEDD VALLEY, PA - The Cairn University Women's Volleyball team concluded this week's road trips heading to Gwynedd Mercy on Thursday night where they swept the Griffins 3-0 to continue their winning streak.

Cairn (6-5) got off to a hot start, taking a 8-2 lead over Gwynedd Mercy (4-7). Freshman outside hitter Bridget Dahn (Smithsburg, MD / Heritage Academy) and junior outside hitter Caroline Conrad (Bangkok, Thailand / International Community School) each tallied a kill as the Highlanders pushed ahead 14-5. The Griffins would battle back to come within five points as the set closed 25-20 in favor of Cairn. Set 2 was played much closer than the first, the Highlanders went up 9-3 on kills by freshmen middle blockers Georgianna Thorpe (Southampton, PA / William Tennent) and Rachael Banks (Sturgis, SD / Sturgis Brown High School). The Griffins took the lead 10-9 on four straight kills. A timeout shifted the momentum as Cairn came back to tie and eventually take the lead back 14-13 and 17-16. Senior setter Olivia Zepp (Westminster, MD / Francis Scott Key) would force set point with a kill and Conrad delivered the set-winning kill as Cairn took the second frame 25-20. Gwynedd Mercy would take a 7-3 lead out of the break and proceed to grow it to 15-8. The Highlanders rallied back starting with a kill from Banks. The Griffins' offense would commit key errors along with another Conrad kill as Cairn came back to lead 23-18. Sophomore libero Payton Cline (Falling Waters, WV / Heritage Academy) would win the match on a service ace as the third set closed 25-19.

Conrad led the Highlander attack with 10 kills followed by Dahn and junior opposite hitter Hendryl Peabody (Bensalem, PA / Faith Baptist Christian Academy) with 7 kills apiece. Banks and Thorpe each had 3 kills. Zepp collected 28 assists in setting up the Cairn attackers. 

Cairn Women's Volleyball kicks off the Homecoming action, taking on the City College of New York on Saturday at 11 a.m.