DUBUQUE — William Penn women’s volleyball team swept Clarke on the road in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Tuesday.

The Statesmen (15-15, 5-10 Heart) won by scores of 26-24, 32-30, 25-18, while outhitting the Pride (2-23, 0-11 Heart) .162-.110.

Coming into the match on a six-game skid, the Statesmen looked determined to snap the streak early, jumping out to an 8-4 lead in the opening set. Clarke, however, refused to let the navy and gold take control so easily, battling back to tie the score at 14-14 midway through. From there, the set became a back-and-forth battle until the 49th point, when an ace by Maju Vieira (Jr., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Business Management) gave WPU a 25-24 advantage. Extra points didn’t last long, as a set-sealing block from the duo of Emilie Bojorquez-McFadden (Jr., Surprise, Ariz., Biology) and Joceline Martinez (Sr., Orange County, Calif., Psychology) closed out the frame and handed the visitors a 1-0 lead.

WPU jumped out to an early 7-4 lead in the second set, but once again, Clarke refused to make it easy on the Statesmen. Midway through, William Penn held a 14-11 advantage before an 8-2 run by the Pride flipped the momentum, putting them ahead 19-16. The Statesmen quickly responded with a 3-0 run of its own, and the set turned into another back-and-forth battle that pushed into extra points. Both teams traded scores until it was knotted at 30-30, when back-to-back kills from Vieira sealed the set and extended WPU’s lead to 2-0.

Set three was all William Penn early, as the Statesmen jumped out to a 10-5 lead and never looked back. A late 5-0 run gave WPU complete control, allowing them to cruise to a 25-18 victory in the third set—securing the sweep and snapping its six-game losing streak.

Vieira and Mia Brady (Sr., Pontiac, Ill., Exercise Science) were the marquee performers for William Penn. Vieira recorded a double-double with 13 kills and 11 digs, while Brady notched a double-double of her own with 13 assists and 12 digs.

Abigail Mitchell (Jr., Oxford, Ala., Nursing) added to the offensive effort with eight kills, followed by Jackson with seven and Hailee Pesek (So., New Hampton, Iowa, Nursing) with six.

Defensively, Kaya Caprini (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn., Psychology and Human Services) shared the team lead with 12 digs, while Mitchell followed with 10, and Courtney McWilliams (Fr., Rockton, Ill., Nursing) added six.

McWilliams also contributed 12 assists on the night, while Lydia Huston (Sr., Kansas City, Mo., Biology) added eight.

“Great to get back in the win column especially with a back to back first two sets and a tough environment,” Head Coach Lauren Eldridge said. “Coming away with a sweep is not easy to do on the road, it’s a great way to end our road games this season. Great team effort and win!”