Newark, N.J. --
Mia Bilusic had 13 kills on .379 hitting as the visiting UMBC Volleyball team cruised to a sweep (25-13, 25-16, 25-19) over NJIT on Sunday afternoon.
The Retrievers defense was firing on all cylinders as they held the Highlanders to just .059 hitting for the match, including 0% hitting in each of the first two sets. No one on NJIT had more than six kills, while UMBC had four.
Kamani Conteh had 11,
Julija Grubisic Cabo had six and
Mila Ilieva also had six on .385 hitting.
Hannah Howard led the team with 16 digs, while
Aysia Miller picked up a double-double with 20 assists and 11 digs.
Serin Maden added 18 assists and freshman
Helen Frankovich had a career-high three kills on .600 hitting.
Grubisic Cabo and Bilusic had nine and eight digs respectively.
Frankovich, Ilieva and
Michela De Marzi each also had solo blocks.
UMBC (9-6. 3-1 AE) return home on Thursday for a 5 p.m. match against Binghamton. It's the annual Pack the Peake America East match and will be on ESPN+