MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College women's volleyball team extended its set winning streak to 15 with a pair of straight set wins over Roberts Wesleyan College and Kutztown University on Sunday from Stoutenburgh Gymnasium.

With the win, Saint Anselm remains unbeaten through its first five matches, marking the second consecutive season the volleyball program has started 5-0. The Hawks will be back in action on Friday, Sept. 2 from Owensboro, Ky. for the Kentucky Wesleyan Invitational. The Hawks battle Kentucky State and Shorter (Ga.) at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. in Friday's tri-match.

Freshman Ava Kidd (Walton, Ky.) led the Hawks offense with 18 kills on the day, posting a .484 hitting percentage between the two matches. Senior Lauren Casey (Jefferson City, Mo.) followed closely with 12 kills while juniors Audrey Wetjen (Henderson, Nev.) and Kaitlin Brown (Glendale, Ariz.) and sophomore Gabby Belcher (Buckeye, Ariz.) all turned in double-digit kills on Sunday.

Senior Michelle Henwood (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) collected 49 assists in the transition game for the Hawks while classmate Caroline Belmontez (San Diego, Calif.) paced the Hawks defense with 26 digs on the day.

Saint Anselm won the opening match of the day over the Redhawks by set scores of 25-17, 25-14, and 25-14 before sweeping the Golden Bears, 25-20, 25-16, and 25-19.

SAINT ANSELM 3, ROBERTS WESLEYAN 0

The Redhawks took an early 3-1 lead but the Hawks responded with nine consecutive points to take a 10-3 lead. On the nine point run, Kidd registered three of four kills for Saint Anselm. Roberts Wesleyan went on to record seven of the next nine points to cut the Hawks lead to three at 12-9. The Hawks outscored the Redhawks by a 7-4 margin the middle of the stanza before using five consecutive points to put themselves on set point following an attack error by the visitors. The Redhawks posted four consecutive points to continue to extend the set but a kill by Brown closed the opening set, 25-17.

Saint Anselm jumped out to a five-point edge to open the second set and used a five-point run to pull away in the frame. Three errors by the Redhawks and a kill each from Wetjen and Casey gave the Hawks their run, extending the lead to 14-4. The squads traded points down the stretch, giving Saint Anselm a 2-0 lead in the match following the 25-14 set win.

The third set saw Saint Anselm jump out to and early lead once again, recording six the first seven points in the set. The Hawks posted three service aces in the opening of the frame. After a strong middle of the match for the hosts, the Redhawks responded with five of eight points to cut a 15-7 Hawks lead down to 18-12. However, the Hawks behind a kill from Kidd, a Redhawks error, and a pair of kills from senior Colleen Chen (Superior, Colo.) pushed the set to 23-13. Kidd would close the match with back-to-back kills, giving the Hawks a 25-14 set three win.

SAINT ANSELM 3, KUTZTOWN 0

A hot start for the Golden Bears saw them take a 5-2 lead after scoring four consecutive points. However, a kill from Henwood and one from Brown combined with an error tied the opening set at five. The squads traded runs to push the score to 13-11 but the Hawks behind four kills and two service aces collected nine of the next 10 points to take a 20-14 edge. The teams swapped points to close out set one which went in favor of the hosts by a 25-20 score.

The Hawks took a slight edge in a back-and-forth battle to open the second set, leading 10-8. Saint Anselm used a pair of four point runs to gap the Golden Bears, ultimately taking a 20-12 lead on a pair of blocks from Wetjen and Brown. Wetjen would close the set with a kill pushing the score to 25-16 and giving the hosts a 2-0 match lead.

Saint Anselm opened the third set with seven of the first nine points. The Hawks recorded three kills and a service ace while taking advantage of three errors by the Golden Bears. Saint Anselm used another run, outscoring the visitors by a 5-1 margin, to take a 14-6 lead following a kill by Casey. Three straight points from Kutztown cut into the lead and after a quick point swap, another three consecutive points pushed the set to 19-15. Kutztown continued to battle and got the Hawks lead down to three at 22-19, but a kill from Kidd and another from Brown pushed the Hawks to match point. An error from the Golden Bears closed the match and the day with Saint Anselm taking the straight sets victory.