UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio – The Case Western Reserve University volleyball team swept a non-conference match at local-rival John Carroll University on Wednesday night at the DeCarlo Varsity Center. The Spartans won by scores of 25-18, 25-23 and 25-19.

The Spartans improve to 13-6 overall and will return to action in a tri-match at Muskingum University on Sunday, October 9. John Carroll falls to 8-11.

Senior middle hitter Tricia McCutchan (Hamilton, Ohio/Stephen T. Badin) led the attack with 12 kills, while junior Hanna Collins (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry) posted seven without committing an error in 12 attempts. Junior setter Breana Freeman (Geneva, Ohio/Geneva) paced the offense with 29 assists.

Defensively, junior libero Rachel Gulasey (Cleveland, Ohio/Magnificat) and junior specialist Alexandria Drake (Phoenix, Ariz./Shadow Mountain) recorded eight and six digs, respectively.

The Spartans play Heidelberg University at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday before taking on host Muskingum at 4 p.m. in New Concord.