ROCKFORD, Ill. (WLCSports.com) – Wisconsin Lutheran College remained unbeaten in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference play on Friday with a 3-0 sweep of Rockford at Seaver Center.

The Warriors won by scores of 25-11, 25-21, 25-14 to improve to 8-9 overall and 2-0 in the NACC, while the Regents fell to 3-10 overall and 0-3 in league play.

RU held its only lead of the opening set at 1-0 before WLC scored four straight points. Wisconsin Lutheran broke the set open with a 13-3 run to turn a 10-6 lead into a 14-point margin. Freshman Alex Emberger (Maple Grove, Minn.) collected four kills as the Warriors hit a match-high .500 with 13 kills against just two errors to claim a 25-11 victory.

The second set proved to be the closest of the night. Rockford built an early 7-2 lead before WLC battled back with an 8-1 run that included kills from freshman Keiveana Petersons (Milwaukee, Wis.) and a block from senior Faith Smith (Racine, Wis.) and Petersons. After the Regents evened the score at 10-10, Wisconsin Lutheran put together a 9-3 surge to regain momentum. The Warriors stretched the margin to 24-16, but RU made a late push with five straight points to pull within 24-21. A Rockford service error ended the rally and gave WLC a 25-21 win and a two-set lead.

Wisconsin Lutheran carried that momentum into the third set, using a 10-1 run to build a 15-6 advantage. The Warriors, who never trailed in the set, led by as many as 11 points. Emberger and freshman Elizabeth Ehlke (Cedarburg, Wis.) tallied three kills apiece as WLC completed the sweep with a 25-14 third-set win.

Wisconsin Lutheran hit a season-high .254 for the match, totaling 31 kills against 14 errors on 67 attacks. Emberger led the Warriors with eight kills, while Ehlke added seven kills and a team-high nine digs. Petersons finished with five kills, and junior Elexa Varden (Dixon, Ill.) and freshman Ireland Zyzo (Waukesha, Wis.) added four apiece. Sophomore Lauren Charbonneau (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) directed the offense with 16 assists, eclipsing 1,000 for her career, while junior Hannah Rood (Burnsville, Minn.) contributed 10. Five players posted one service ace each. Varden led WLC at the net with three total blocks.

The Regents, who finished with a -.105 hitting percentage, recording 21 kills and 30 errors on 86 attempts, were led by Lilly Dewey's seven kills. Milee Law recorded a team-high nine assists. Leila Cooks and Isabella Valdes led RU defensively with five digs each, and Emmerson Heun paced Rockford with three total blocks.

Wisconsin Lutheran returns home to Time of Grace Center on Thursday, October 8 when it hosts St. Norbert (2-14, 1-1 NACC) for a NACC match on Jersey Night. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m.