MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WLCSports.com) – Wisconsin Lutheran College swept Dominican 3-0 on Saturday in a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference match at Time of Grace Center.

The Warriors won by scores of 25-21, 25-10, and 25-16 to improve to 11-12 overall and 5-3 in the NACC. The Stars dropped to 0-23 overall and 0-9 in conference play.

WLC used a strong start to take control of the opening set. After DU held an early 3-2 lead, Wisconsin Lutheran answered with a 6-1 run. The Warriors increased their lead to as many as eight points at 19-11 before Dominican battled back late with a 5-0 spurt to pull within 21-18, but WLC held off the rally and closed out the set 25-21.

Wisconsin Lutheran carried the momentum into the second set, using a 9-0 scoring run to erase an early 3-2 deficit. The Warriors continued to pull away from there and finished the frame on a 7-0 run. WLC hit .471 in the set with eight kills and no attack errors on 17 attempts on its way to a 25-10 win.

Wisconsin Lutheran erased a 5-4 deficit in the third set with a 10-2 scoring run to take control. The Warriors remained in control the rest of the way and completed the sweep with a 25-16 victory.

WLC hit .227 for the match with 37 kills, 15 errors, and 97 attempts. Freshman Ireland Zyzo (Waukesha, Wis.) led Wisconsin Lutheran with nine kills, while freshman Alyssa Koval (Winneconne, Wis.) added eight. Junior Hannah Rood (Burnsville, Minn.) finished with a team-high 11 assists, and sophomore Brooke Bartelt (West Bend, Wis.), junior Veronica Tollakson (New Glarus, Wis.), Koval, and Rood combined for 10 of the Warriors' 14 service aces. Bartelt led WLC defensively with 12 digs. Senior Faith Smith (Racine, Wis.) and freshman Keiveana Petersons (Milwaukee, Wis.) each recorded two total blocks, while junior Elexa Varden (Dixon, Ill.) also finished with two block assists.

The Stars hit .000 for the match with 19 kills and 19 errors on 86 attacks. Jillian Ross and Olivia Pollak led DU with four kills apiece. Karolina Stonkus had a team-high seven assists, while Gracelynn Perry, Valeria Garcia, and Taylor Lupton each recorded one service ace. Perry led DU with 11 digs. Dominican did not record a block.

Wisconsin Lutheran next travels to Lakeland (15-7, 6-2 NACC) for a NACC match on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Plymouth.