Newberry College volleyball (7-11, 4-9) rolled to a 3-0 sweep at Eleazer Arena over Limestone to earn its second SAC sweep of the season and the Wolves' third victory in their last four matches.

Samantha Shaffer (9), Emma Christensen (7), Kate Brown (6) and Gabby Warren (5) combined for all 27 of the Wolves' 35 kills as they hit .235 as a team.

The Wolves' defense was spectacular, holding the Saints to a .081 hitting percentage.

Gabby Warren (6), Madison Watson (3) and Shaffer (3) combined for 12 blocks.

Giovanna Ravanhani (16) and Annie Dill (12) teamed up for 28 of the team's 32 assists while Kate Gross (10), Katy Morrison (8) and Brown (6) contributed 24 of the team's 49 digs.

The Wolves offense and defense were consistent the entire match hitting .214 or above for all three sets and the defense holding the Saints to below .200 each set including below .03 in two of the three sets.

The win earned the Wolves a sweep over the Saints and moved them into a temporary tie with UVA Wise, pending the outcome of their Friday night match at Tusculum, for eighth place in the SAC.  The top eight teams advance to the SAC Postseason Tournament, November 19-22.

Newberry never trailed in the first set, jumping out to a 3-0 lead, then putting together an 8-0 run, with seven of those points off the serve of Ravanhani, to grab a commanding 15-4 lead. 

The Saints put together a late rally to cut the advantage to 23-19, but Shaffer's kill gave the Wolves point #24 and an attack error by Limestone finished the first set 25-19 Wolves.

Set two was more of a see-saw battle as Limestone jumped out to a quick 4-2 lead before the Wolves rattled off five straight points, four of them again coming off Ravanhani's serve to grab a 7-4 advantage.

The two teams were tied at 17 before  a Limestone attack error, wedged between kills by Christensen, gave Newberry the lead for good 20-17. 

The Wolves were clinging to a 20-19 lead before a kill from Brown and four consecutive kills from Shaffer locked up set two, 25-22.

Set three began in a similar fashion with the Saints grabbing an early lead before the Wolves took command.

With the score tied at five, Newberry won seven of the next nine points to grab a 12-7 advantage.

The Wolves maintained their five-point advantage 17-12 before putting the match away by winning eight of the last 12 points to earn the 25-14 win to secure the sweep.

Newberry trailed only three times the entire match.

The Wolves travel to Greeneville, Tenn. next Friday to take on Tusculum in a crucial SAC showdown.