LAKELAND, Fla. – Southeastern volleyball celebrated Senior Night with a 3-0 sweep over Warner University Wednesday night at The Furnace, extending its winning streak to eight consecutive matches in straight sets. The Fire won by set scores of 25-20, 25-15 and 25-17, setting up a regular-season title matchup against No. 8 St. Thomas on Saturday.
SEU (19-4, 12-1 Sun Conference) established control early, taking the opening set 25-20. Despite a competitive start from Warner (8-15, 3-10 Sun Conference), the Fire found their rhythm offensively and finished the set with a five-point advantage.
The Fire carried that momentum into the second set, putting together a dominant performance to take it 25-15. SEU continued to find success at the net, combining efficient attacking with strong defensive play to limit Warner's offensive opportunities.
In the third set, SEU maintained its advantage and closed out the match with a 25-17 win to complete the sweep and extend its streak to eight straight matches won in straight sets.
Laura Bonomi led the Fire offensively with 23 kills on 52 attempts, hitting .327 for the match. Haven Speer facilitated the offense with 33 assists while adding three kills and two service aces.
Jewel Carling contributed six kills while hitting .333, and Jillian Zoerman added three kills and a team-high four service aces. Joyce Crosby also made an impact at the net, recording four total blocks.
Defensively, Mallori Grey led SEU with 24 digs, while Ashley Downs added nine digs and four assists. The Fire finished with 42 kills, nine service aces and 10 total blocks.
With the victory, SEU improves to 19-4 overall and 12-1 in Sun Conference play. The Fire now turn their attention to Saturday's matchup against No. 8 St. Thomas, with the regular-season conference title on the line.