WINCHESTER, Va. – Shenandoah University celebrated its "Dig Pink" day with a 3-0 USA South Conference sweep over Meredith College Saturday afternoon.

Shenandoah (17-12, 6-11 USA South) doubled its conference win total by recording the 25-17, 28-26, 25-22 victory over the Avenging Angels (15-15, 7-10).

SU also salvages a split of the season series with MC with the straight set win.

After leading throughout the first set, the Hornets needed a pair of seven-point rallies in the second to secure the victory.

Meredith jumped out to a 10-3 lead, eventually extending the advantage out 18-10, before Shenandoah roared back by scoring 13 of the next 18 points in the set.

Emily Jones completed the comeback with a service ace, her second of the set, to tie it at 23-23.

The Avenging Angels regained the lead one more time, on a Cori Spade kill, but before SU clinched it with a 4-2 run.

Junior Rachel Maki had the set-clinching point with a service ace.

In the third, 7-2 Hornets spurt in the middle of the set put the hosts in position to seal the match.

Leading 17-16 following this run, Shenandoah needed four more service rotations to close out its visitors.

Senior Brittany Harryman, who was honored prior to the match, had the match-clinching kill.

Freshman Haley Smith had a co-game-high 10 kills with Maki adding nine.

Mary Harshman led the defense with 16 digs.

Shenandoah completes the day with a 4:00 match against Greensboro.

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