TOPEKA, Kan. – No. 8 Washburn volleyball opened the 2021 season at home with a 3-0 sweep over Cameron on Thursday night. The Ichabods are back in action tomorrow morning to start off the two-day Washburn Invitational, first taking on Colorado-Colorado Springs at 10 a.m.

The Ichabods won by the set scores of 25-11, 25-16, and 25-9.

Washburn (1-0) never trailed during the entire match and started things off by taking the first three points of the opening set. Washburn cruised to a 25-11 win after claiming eight of the final 10 points, capped off by a service ace from Jalyn Stevenson.
 
The second set started similar to the first as Washburn took a 3-0 early lead. Cameron (0-1) recorded back-to-back points to make it 3-2 before the Ichabods rattled off 11-straight points to take a 14-2 advantage. Washburn led by as many as 15 when the Aggies put together two scoring runs of four points to chip away at the deficit, but it wasn't enough as the Ichabods closed out the 25-16 set victory on a kill by Genna Berg.
 
The Ichabods quickly took control of the third frame, going up 6-1 and then extending their lead to 14-5 thanks to a four-point scoring run. Washburn held Cameron to under 10 points and secured the sweep with a 25-9 decision.
 
Washburn had a .341 hitting percentage while Cameron finished the match at -.072 percent. The Ichabods recorded 41 kills and the Aggies knocked down 19.
 
Berg landed 10 kills for the Ichabods and was a part of three blocks at the net. Allison Maxwell and Kelsey Gordon each knocked down eight kills and hit above .429. Setter Allison Sadler achieved a double-double with 18 assists and 12 digs. In the back court, Faith Rottinghaus had 13 digs and added four assists.
 
Alanni Carter led the Aggies with eight kills and added four digs and two blocks. Sydney Bolin and Noemie Narbonne each recorded eight digs.