NEW ULM, Minn. - The Martin Luther College volleyball team was in control throughout a 3-0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-13) sweep of Crown College on Friday. 

Crown scored the first two points of the first set, but the Knights came right back to take the lead and never relinquished it in any of the three sets again. 

Every player on the Knights played in the match and contributed, as the team hit .198 on the attack while holding the Storm to -.050. 

Nine different MLC players recorded a kill in the match, with Kelsey Birschbach leading the way with 10 kills. Hannah Willems continued her efficient start to the conference season with nine kills and a .412 attack percentage to go with a pair of blocks.

Setters Kylie Wolf (18 assists) and Anna Treder (13 assists) contributed to the attack, but also finished with three service aces apiece.

Kate Aswege led the Knights with eight digs in two sets, while Hannah Foley put together a strong performance at libero in the final set and finished the match with six digs. 

MLC improved to 6-10 on the season and 5-1 in UMAC paly with the win. Crown fell to 1-11 overall and 0-6 in league play in defeat.

The Knights will return to action tomorrow (Saturday, October 9) when they host Minnesota Morris. That match is scheduled to start at 1 p.m., with Parents' Day festivities coming just before the start of the opening set.