On Friday (Oct. 9) night at Ursuline, Ashland University's volleyball team swept the Arrows (25-23, 25-9, 25-16) for the second time in less than two weeks – keeping the Eagles as the only undefeated team in Great Midwest Athletic Conference play.
 
A sixth consecutive victory and 12^th by a 3-0 count so far this fall moves Ashland to 16-2 overall and 11-0 in the Great Midwest. This is the first time the Eagles have won at least 16 of their first 18 matches in 19 years (also 16-2 in 2007).
 
Defense was the order of the night for Ashland, as the Arrows were kept to a team hitting percentage of .027. That marks the seventh time this season AU has prevented an opponent from hitting .100 in a match.
 
Both senior libero Abbey Queen and junior outside hitter Samantha Young finished with 11 digs. Queen now has 1,400 digs as an Eagle – becoming the fifth player in program history to accomplish the feat.
 
Sophomore right-side hitter Kelsey Lykins led the Ashland offense with 12 kills, and senior setter Kylee Urban collected 26 assists.
 
The Eagles are 9-0 all-time against the Arrows (2-19, 0-9).
 
Ashland will play one last match prior to the 2026 Midwest Region Crossover at 7 p.m. on Saturday (Oct. 10) at Cedarville.