The Billiken women’s volleyball team continued their conference season this past week, winning two matches on the road and two at home. During the stretch, senior Cassie Clark, and Junior Grace Bonoma both reached personal milestones.

On Sunday, Oct 14, the Billikens took on the Charlotte 49ers in Charlotte, NC. The Billikens swept the match, taking all three sets by at least four points. The closest set was the first, which the Billikens won 25-21. The second set was 25-18, and the third was 25-15. Senior Carly Marcum led the team with 11 kills and a .500 attack percentage.

The Billikens took on Dayton at home on Friday, Oct 19. The Flyers got the best of the Billikens, winning all three sets by the scores of 25-21, 25-20 and 25-21. Carly Marcum led the Billikens with 13 kills for the match, while Rachel Krabacher from Dayton had 14.

For SLU, the highlight of this match was a personal achievement for Junior Grace Bonoma. Bonoma became the 15th player in Billiken history to reach 1,000 digs for a career.

On Saturday, Oct 20, the Billikens played at home against Xavier. The Musketeers cruised to a sweep of all three sets in the match. The scores were 25-20, 25-23, and 25-17. Aleksandra Niemiec and Carly Marcum both led the team with seven kills each, while Musketeers Alex Smith and Sarah Brown had 10 apiece to lead the match.

SLU took a break from conference play to face Eastern Illinois on Tuesday, Oct 23. The Billikens won the match three sets to one. After winning the first set 25-19, SLU dropped the second 25-22. The last two sets went more smoothly with the Billikens taking them 25-14 and 25-22. In this match Senior setter Cassie Clark recorder a triple-double with 43 assists, 14 digs and 11 kills. Clarks feat was the first for the Billikens since Sammi McCloud did it in 2006.

The Billiken Women’s Volleyball team plays next in a match on Friday, Oct 26 at 6pm. They will face the Rams in Rhode Island.