MANCHESTER, N.H. – 11 kills by junior Ellie Wheeler (Olathe, Kans./Saint James Academy) and five blocks from graduate student Amanda Parker (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North HS) propelled Bentley University to a 3-0 sweep of Saint Anselm College in Northeast-10 Conference women's volleyball Friday night at the Stoutenburgh Gymnasium. The scores were 25-19, 26-24, 25-15.

Coach Joey Pacis' Falcons stayed unbeaten in conference play (3-0), won for the eighth time in nine matches against East Region opposition and improved to 11-4 overall.  Saint Anselm, which began the night unbeaten at home, fell to 11-6 overall and 1-1 NE10.

Bentley scored the final five points to claim the opening set, a run that included kills by Wheeler and six-foot-four junior Caitlin Wunder (Penn Yan, N.Y./Penn Yan Academy). An ace by graduate student Katie Rounds (McFarland, Wis./McFarland HS) provided the final point.

In the second, Bentley trailed 19-15 and 22-21 before finishing strong for a 2-0 lead in the match. The final two points of a 6-3 closing burst were courtesy of Saint Anselm mistakes, a service error and an attack error.

The Falcons finished the third set with a 14-6 run and received the match point on a kill from senior Jolie Schmidt (Louisville, Ky./Ardrey Kell HS).

The Bentley defense limited the home team to a .022 hitting percentage with 31 kills and 28 errors. The Falcons had nine blocks, including four by junior Maddy Kelley (Fitchburg, Wis./Verona Area HS) and three from Wunder.

Wheeler made seven of her 11 kills in transition, hitting .273 in those situation, and Bentley also received seven kills from Wunder.

Parker, in addition to her five rejections, had 16 assists and four kills.  

Bentley will begin a five-match homestand Tuesday against Franklin Pierce.