JOPLIN, Mo. -- No. 3 Washburn volleyball finished with a .486 attacking percentage and landed 10 service aces as the Ichabods cruised to a three set win at Missouri Southern on Saturday evening.
 
Washburn won by the set scores of 25-8, 25-8, and 25-10 for its 17th sweep victory of the season. The Ichabods now hold an overall record of 24-3 and are tied with Central Missouri for first in the MIAA standings with a conference mark of 16-2.
 
The Ichabods got going right away as they jumped out to an 8-1 advantage with three service aces during that run. An 11-1 scoring burst pushed Washburn's lead to 19-4 and the Ichabods went on to claim six of the final eight points to win the first game.
 
Washburn rattled off the first five points in the second frame and put together a 10-1 run midway through the set to go up 21-7. Allison Maxwell knocked down a kill to close out the second 25-8 set victory.
 
Missouri Southern (4-24, 1-17 MIAA) held its first lead of the match at 2-1 in the third with back-to-back kills. The Lions' lead was short-lived, though, as Genna Berg recorded a kill to start a 5-1 run to put Washburn back in front, 6-3. Washburn continued to add to its lead and capped off the sweep with kills from Kelsey Gordon and Berg.
 
The Ichabods recorded their second-highest hitting percentage of the season with .486 clip while the Lions hit .025. Washburn dominated offensively and led in kills, 41-16, and in aces, 10-2. The visiting Ichabods also led defensively in digs, 40-18, and in blocks, 4-3.
 
It was a balanced attack for Washburn as four Ichabods finished with seven or more kills and hit above .400. Berg hammered down a team-best nine kills on 11 swings with zero errors for a scorching .818 hitting percentage. Maxwell hit .583 and Gordon had a .538 attacking percentage as both contributed eight kills with just one error apiece. Jalyn Stevenson recorded seven kills and 10 digs.
 
Allison Sadler registered 28 assists and Faith Rottinghaus scooped up 14 digs. Taylor Antonowich had four of Washburn's 10 service aces.
 
For the Lions, CC Pollard led with five kills and also had four digs.
 
Washburn wraps up the regular season next week at home, hosting Missouri Western on Nov. 12 before taking on No. 5 Northwest Missouri on Nov. 13 for senior day.