NEW ULM, Minn.—The Bethany Lutheran volleyball team (8-13 overall, 2-2 UMAC) swept Martin Luther (3-16, 1-2) for the second time this season. Tonight's match counted towards the conference standings as the Vikings won 26-24, 25-20 and 25-12.

Seniors Megan Rutt (Le Center, Minn.) and Mindy Poehler (Nicollet, Minn.) led BLC in double digit kills with 11 and 10, respectively.

Junior Brittany Sanders (St. James, Minn.) had 32 assists as she ran the team's offense and senior Veeva Lee (St. Paul) tallied 13 digs. Lee and freshman Alexis Morsching (Morristown, Minn.) co-led the team with three service aces.

The Vikings trailed 15-11 in the first set but later tied it at 22 all on two kills from Poehler and one from senior Haley Domonoske (Waterville, Minn.). The frame was knotted again at 24-24, but BLC earned the next two points on a Knight hitting error and kill from freshman Kasidy Cacka (Brownton, Minn.).

A different storyline played out in the second and third sets as Bethany jumped to early leads which it did not relinquish.

Defensively, BLC held MLC to a team hitting percentage of .083. The Vikings owned the advantage in every team category.

Bethany returns to the court Saturday when it hosts Minnesota-Morris at 3 p.m.