NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The Union College women's volleyball team finished off a weekend sweep by defeating Mount Saint Mary College by a 3-0 score and SUNY New Paltz by a 3-1 margin on Saturday afternoon at the Hawks Invitational, hosted by New Paltz at the Hawk Center.
 
Junior Shannon McGrath led the team with 20 kills in the two matches, followed by first-year Georgia Pinciaro with 12. Classmate Georgia Pool recorded 36 digs in the seven sets and her six service aces ranked second on the team behind sophomore Shelby McKim's 12. First-year Allie Kronenberg dished out a team-leading 33 assists on the day in addition to 17 digs and five kills.
 
Union 3, Mount St. Mary 0 (25-12, 25-8, 25-10)
 
Union made quick work of Mount St. Mary in the first match of the day, needing just over an hour for the straight-set win. McGrath paced the team with eight kills as nine different players recorded at least one kill, while Pool led all players with 19 digs and five service aces. First-year Adrienne Long hit .714 with five kills on seven errorless swings and sophomore Erin Stevens put down five of her nine attacks as well.
 
The Garnet Chargers hit better as the match went on, posting a .115 percentage in the first set, a .286 effort in the second stanza and .370 hitting in the final frame. Union used a massive 14-2 run to break open a close first set and take an early lead, and then scored 12 of the second set's first 14 points to take quick control of the middle frame. Union then quickly extinguished any chance of a MSMC comeback by starting the third set on a 16-2 run on the way to the sweep.
 
Union 3, SUNY New Paltz 1 (25-16, 21-25, 25-19, 25-17)
 
Several Garnet Chargers made contributions in the second match of the day, as Union extended its winning streak to three with a four-set victory over the host Hawks. McGrath put down a team-leading 12 kills, followed by nine from Pinciaro and seven from sophomore Maddie McCarron. Kronenberg posted a double-double with 26 assists and 14 digs to go with five kills, while McKim registered eight aces and Pool dug out a team-leading 17 balls.
 
With the opening set tied at nine, Union rattled off 11 straight points to take control of the set and earn an early lead. New Paltz took the second set to even the match and held a 12-9 lead in the third frame before an 8-1 stretch put Union back in front, followed soon after by a 7-1 run that clinched the set. Union scored eight of the first 11 points in the fourth frame and allowed New Paltz to score back-to-back points only twice the rest of the way to finish off the match.
 
Union will take its three-match winning streak into next weekend's Union/Russell Sage Crosstown Challenge, beginning with matches on Friday against Suffolk University at 4 p.m. and Oswego State at 8 p.m.