LEXINGTON, Va. — The Washington and Lee volleyball team recorded a .329 hitting percentage in a 3-0 sweep of Roanoke on Wednesday at Holekamp Gym.
 
The Generals (10-3, 2-0 ODAC) cruised in the first two sets, 25-8 and 25-13. The Maroons (5-11, 0-1 ODAC) won four of the first six points in the third to assume a 4-2 advantage. The Blue and White answered by claiming eight of the next 14 points to tie the score, 10-10.
 
Sophomore outside hitter Sydney Heifner (Nashville, Tenn./Harpeth Hall) then started a 6-1 spurt with a kill to push W&L in front, 16-11. Roanoke tallied the next two points, but then a 5-0 run by the home team put the set out of reach, as the Generals closed out the contest, 25-17, in the third.
 
The Blue and White had 35 kills and just eight errors on 82 swings for its .329 hitting percentage. The Maroons had 23 errors and just 25 kills on 110 attempts for a .018 hitting percentage. Roanoke also committed nine service errors compared to just one for W&L.
 
Senior right side Carson Allsteadt (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan) and Heifner each registered a team-best eight kills. Allsteadt needed just 11 swings to notch her total for a .727 hitting percentage. She also had four blocks. Heifner added 11 digs.
 
First-year outside hitter Avery Myers (New York, N.Y./Poly Prep Country Day School) tallied seven kills and four digs. Junior defensive specialist Caroline Gard (Naperville, Ill./Benet Academy) recorded 14 digs, while sophomore setter Allie Buchholz (Portland, Ore./Jesuit) had 11. Junior setter Ashley Webb (Thousand Oaks, Calif./Westlake) contributed 25 assists.
 
Senior middle hitter Parker Moody led Roanoke with nine kills, while junior libero Kennedy Clemmer totaled 16 digs.
 
The Generals return to action on Saturday for two matches. W&L plays at Ferrum at 11:00 am and then faces Bridgewater in a neutral-site contest at Ferrum at 1:00 pm.