WISE, Va. - Union College made it 10 straight wins with a 3-0 Appalachian Athletic Conference sweep at UVa-Wise Friday.
Union improved to 17-3 and 9-1 in league play. The conference victory was also the 100th as a member of the AAC for the Lady Bulldogs as a member for the last eight years. UVa-Wise went to 5-15 and 2-9 in the AAC.
The set scores were 25-16, 25-15 and 25-15.
Autumn Combs (Florence, Ky.) led the offense with 10 kills and along with four blocks. Brooke Vinovich (Somerset, Ky.) added nine kills.
Monica Moreland (Louisville, Ky.) had a double-double with 34 assists and 10 digs.
Amanda Silva (Londrina, Brazil) provided 16 digs while Sarah Alderson (Birmingham, Ala.) served four aces to tie her career best.
Union travels to Bluefield (Va.) College for another AAC contest Saturday at 1 p.m.
Lady Bulldog Notes
- Union has won seven in a row against UVa-Wise in regular season play.
- Alderson only served six aces coming into Friday's contest.
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The sweep was the eighth straight for Union and the Lady Bulldogs have won 21 straight sets against UVa-Wise in regular-season matches.
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Union has a 100-42 record in the eighth season of AAC play.
- [Women's Cross Country] - Eden Ellison - Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete
- [Football] - Quintin Borders - MSC East Offensive Player of the Year
- [Football] - Demetrius Davis, Quinton Borders & William Roundtree - All-MSC East First Team
- [Football] - Brad Fulton & Josh Littleton - Academic All-Conference Team
- [Women's Soccer] - Marcela Salum - AAC Player of the Year
- [Women's Soccer] - Patricia Nardy - AAC Defensive Player of the Year
- [Women's Soccer] - Marcela Salum - AAC Offensive Player of the Year
- [Women's Soccer] - Ashley Hall - Golden Boot Award Winner
- [Women's Soccer] - Jason Lanham - AAC Coach of the Year
- [Women's Soccer] - Ashley Hall, Stephanie Cagle, Patricia Nardy, Nikki Jeck & Kristina Kirk - Academic All-Conference Team
- [Women's Soccer] - Marcela Salum, Ashley Hall, Patricia Nardy, Renata Peixoto, Jessica Brandner & Jessica Florence - All-AAC First Team
- [Men's Soccer] - Danny Bartlett, Nathan Koebcke, Roscoe Moonieyan, Kevin Niehaus, Austin Sebald & Max Sisson - Academic All-Conference Team
- [Men's Soccer] - Jonathan Sutton, Jonathan Shaw & Aaron Miller - All-AAC First Team
- [Women's Soccer] - 2009 Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
- [Volleyball] - 2009 Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
- [Volleyball] - Whitney Elam - AAC Coach of the Year
- [Volleyball] - Monica Moreland - AAC Setter of the Year
- [Volleyball] - Amanda Silva - AAC Libero of the Year
- [Volleyball] - Chelsea Kirschman - AAC All-Freshman Team
- [Volleyball] - Autumn Combs, Christina Prindle, Maddie Peterson, Sarah Alderson - Academic All-Conference Team
- [Volleyball] - Monica Moreland, Autumn Combs, Brooke Vinovich, Amanda Silva - All-AAC First Team
- [Volleyball] - 2009 Appalachian Athletic Conference Regular-Season Champions
- [Women's Soccer] - 2009 Appalachian Athletic Conference Regular-Season Champions
- [Cycling] - Bulldogs place second at NCCA National Championship Meet
- [Cycling] - Rachel Millsop - Placed Third in the 2009 NCCA Division II Women's Omnium
- [Cycling] - Zach Winn - 2009 NCCA Division II Men's Omnium National Champion
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