Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Ashlee Sento had 10 kills and Lauren Staples and Phoebe Shorney each had nine as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps volleyball team defeated Occidental on Thursday night at Roberts Pavilion, taking the sets 25-12, 25-19 and 25-21.

CMS improves to 10-8 overall and 5-2 in SCIAC play, while Occidental is 7-10 overall and 2-5 in SCIAC play.

The Athenas took control of the first set with an 11-0 run to increase its lead from 12-9 to 23-9, including 10 straight service points from Stella Gajar, a stretch that featured three Gajar aces, three Staples kills and two blocks involving Staples and Solvej Eversoll. Shae Delany added a kill that brought CMC to set point at 24-10, and Shorney finished the 25-12 set win with a kill.

CMS broke open a 17-17 second set by winning seven of the next eight points, with Sento producing three kills and Shorney adding two as the Athenas moved in front 24-18. Skye Dunn served four straight CMS points, and after Occidental took one point late, Gajar closed the 25-19 set win with a kill off an assist from Samantha Riter.

The Athenas closed the third set by answering Occidental's late push, getting a Staples kill from Riter for a 24-21 lead, before Staples and Gajar combined on the final block to finish a 25-21 set win. CMS opened the third set with five straight points on Hayden Lin's serve. Shorney and Eversoll added late kills from Lin as CMS moved ahead 23-17, and after Occidental scored four straight points, the Athenas won the final two points.

Sento led CMS with 10 kills and 12 points, adding six digs and two service aces. Delany recorded a team-high 17 digs and added five kills. Lin finished with a team-high 18 assists, eight digs and one service ace, and Eversoll hit .600 with seven kills on 10 attacks and added four block assists.

CMS will be back in action on Saturday when it travels to SCIAC-leading Whittier for a 4 p.m. contest.