DECORAH, Iowa— Behind team-highs of 12 kills and nine digs from Annelise Sokolow (So./Draper, Utah/Juan Diego Catholic), the Carleton College volleyball team earned a three-set sweep (25-20, 25-19, 25-16) over Luther College in non-conference play on Saturday.
 
The Knights (5-13) pulled ahead mid-way through the first set and never looked back en route to a 25-20 win in the opening stanza. The second set featured more of the same for Carleton, as the Knights won five consecutive points, punctuated by a block from Sokolow and Jancyn Appel (Kansas City, Mo./The Pembroke Hill School) to take a 16-11 lead. The Norse rallied with a scoring run of their own, before a kill from Grace Perret (Fy./Green Bay, Wis./Preble) followed by a service ace from Kennedy Bombei (Fy./Solon, Iowa) put the Knights in front by a score of 19-16. Carleton won six out of the set's final eight points to earn a 25-19 set win and 2-0 match lead.
 
Poised to close out the match in short order, the Knights jumped in front early in the third set and led 14-7 after an ace from Perrett. Carleton eventually closed the set out 25-16 and earned their second non-conference win in four days.
 
Carleton hit .258 for the day compared to .112 for Luther. The Knights held a 34-27 advantage in kills during the match.
 
Shelton paced Carleton with 28 assists, while adding seven digs and an ace. Perret tallied nine kills to go along with a .280 hitting percentage, while Appel claimed eight kills and hit .353. Bombei added eight digs and an ace. 
 
Up Next for the Knights
The Knights return to MIAC conference play this week with a home match, Wednesday Oct. 6 against No. 21-ranked Bethel University. The match is slated to begin at 7:00 p.m. and a live video feed will be available via Knights Online.