Ave Maria, Fla. – Behind 10-kill showings from Sana Dennis, Carolina Cruz and Hope Leavy-Gaskins on Wednesday evening, the 10th-ranked St. Thomas Volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-16) victory over Ave Maria 
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS: 
Final: #10 St. Thomas 3, Ave Maria 0 
Records: #10 St. Thomas (9-0,6-0 Sun Conference), Ave Maria (1-13, 1-5) 
All-Time Series: St. Thomas leads 26-8 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:  

• Set 1 –The Bobcats scored eight of the opening 10 points of the contest to quickly take an 8-2 advantage and held their opposition without a run of consecutive points until back-to-back tallies for Ave Maria made it 15-6. 

• Set 2 – Falling behind early 5-1, the Bobcats quickly made it a one-point game behind a 3-0 run and kept the separation within two before taking the lead late at 15-14. AMU knotted the score with the ensuing point before a 4-0 Bobcats' run made it 19-15. 

• Set 3 – Ave Maria used an early 4-0 run to take a 6-5 lead, holding onto the lead until a 5-0 STU spree created a 12-8 score. The Bobcats kept the lead for the rest of the night. 

 
NOTEWORTHY: 

• It is the fifth-straight opponent the Bobcats have held to a hitting percentage under .100. 

• Dennis recorded 10 kills on a .571 clip with three assisted blocks, three digs and one service ace. 

• Cruz tied for the team-lead with 10 kills while adding six digs. 

• Leavy-Gaskins chipped in 10 kills and four assisted blocks. 

• Bianca Grassi boasted 24 digs. 

• Payton Bertke dished out 30 assists. 
   

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: 

• STU finished the match with 46 kills on a .260 hitting percentage versus 20 kills on a .043 clip for the host. 

• St. Thomas served four aces while Ave Maria tallied six. 

• The Bobcats logged 10 assisted blocks, AMU recorded three solo with six assisted. 

• STU held a 49-29 advantage in digs. 

UP NEXT: 

The Bobcats welcome Southeastern on Saturday, Oct. 5 with first serve slated for 4 p.m.