BAKERSFIELD, Calif.--The Bakersfield volleyball team won its fifth consecutive match by sweeping WAC leader Seattle U 3-0 Thursday night.

The Roadrunners (14-9, 6-3 WAC) opened the night by winning the opening set by a 25-19 set. Bakersfield hit .615 (18-2-26) in set two while limiting the Redhawks (10-15, 7-3 WAC) to a .120 count (7-4-25). Seattle U led twice in the final set, but the Roadrunners battled back, taking the lead at 7-6 and never looked back.

The five-game winning streak matches the longest for Bakersfield at the Division I level and is is the longest for the program since 2005 (6). Kelsee Sawyer (So., Temecula, Calif., Great Oak HS) posted 13 kills, two blocks, and a. 417 hitting average (13-3-24). Debora Araujo (Sr., Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Western Nebraska C.C.) charted nine digs, eight kills, and six service aces. Araujo hit .545 on the night (7-1-11). Fernanda Gonçalves (Sr., Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Western Nebraska C.C.) tallied 42 assists and seven digs.

The Roadrunners host Idaho Saturday night in a battle between the teams tied for fourth in the WAC. The first serves is set for 7 p.m.

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