Saint Mary-of-the-Woods took down Brescia in dominant fashion Friday night at Hamilton Arena, picking up its first women's volleyball River States Conference win of the season with a 28-26, 25-15, 25-15 victory.
The Pomeroys almost let the opening set slip away. After taking a 21-17 lead, Brescia rallied with six straight points to take the lead. Hannah Zuege came up with two of the next three points, the second kill pulling SMWC within 24-23. The Pomeroys rode that momentum as Sydney Bailey delivered a clutch ace and Jazilyn Davis pounded a kill.
Brescia responded with a kill by McKiah Shearer. But Davis delivered another smash and Amber Doyle put the set away for the 28-26 momentum-building win.
"It was a full energy kind of moment," said Zeuge, who had a team-high 10 kills. "We all had full commitment to every single play. We were playing as a unit. We were having each other's back, whether it was in coverage or just energy overall we were supportive and we stayed as a unit all the way through."
SMWC continued to elevate its play in the second set. Amari Morales keyed a four-point run by SMWC with two service aces as SMWC pulled ahead 14-7.
It was a balanced offensive effort for the Pomeroys. Zuege had  a solid .296 hitting percentage. Davis had a .350 hitting mark with nine kills. Doyle added seven kills.
"We've got a lot of talent on this team and it shows every single night," Zuege said. "There's nobody that we have to doubt to take care of the ball."
Zulairam DeJesus led the team with four service aces, but Amari Morales and and Jocelyn Chavez added three aces apiece.
Jocelyn Chavez led the defensive effort with nine digs. Bailey came up with some key digs as well and finished with nine.
SMWC returns to action Saturday against Oakland City at noon and, prior to the match, will honor alumni in attendance for the Homecoming contest.