OAKLAND, Calif. – After outlasting Holy Names in the opening set, Academy of Art Volleyball used runs of 9-1 and 6-0 in the sets that followed to complete its first sweep of the year, triumphing over Holy Names 3-0 (26-24, 25-21, 25-16) on Sunday inside Tobin Gymnasium. Three Urban Knights posted eight or more kills to lead ART U.

Despite a 7-3 start and another 7-0 run shortly thereafter by the Hawks on their home floor, the Urban Knights put together two quick 3-0 swings then closed out the set on a 7-1 surge. Redshirt junior defensive specialist Lyndsay Mlynar delivered two service aces and freshman middle blocker Sadie Emery provided the final two kills for the 26-24 victory.

"Coming back in that first set definitely helped our confidence for sure," said head coach Ray Batalon. "We started off slow and our hitters struggled to find any sort of rhythm. It helped towards the later part of that set that we started to limit our unforced errors and got into a groove offensively."

After the teams traded points to begin the second set, Holy Names established a 14-10 advantage, but the momentum swung yet again on the aforementioned 9-1 push that gave Academy of Art a four-point lead. Sophomore middle blocker Jennifer Argelander and freshman outside hitter Kimiah Johnson each had a pair of kills during the run. Offensive errors furthered ART U's margin before redshirt junior middle blocker Safua Elisaia and Emery finished off the 25-21 win.

"Both Sadie and Jen did a great job being efficient with their attacking this afternoon," said Batalon. "Even though they didn't reach double-digit kills, they managed their games well and helped us put a string of runs together especially in set two, then, in set three, they helped build some big leads for us."