LIVONIA, Mich. -- Eight different Crusaders tallied kills as the Madonna volleyball team defeated Spring Arbor, 3-0 (30-14, 30-25, 30-28) to move to 14-2 on the season. The win marked the Crusaders’ 13th sweep in 16 matches this year.

Senior middle hitter Caryn Inman (Oxford, MI/Oxford HS) paced Madonna with a 16 kills in 31 attempts and four total blocks.  Senior rightside hitter Heather Spooner (Woodhaven, MI/Woodhaven HS) added eight kills in 17 chances for the Crusaders.

Freshman setter Inta Grinvalds (Portage, MI/Portage Central HS) posted a game high 39 assists and averaged 13 assists per game while pacing the Crusaders to a .189 hitting percentage.

Defensively, the Crusaders recorded 12 team blocks and junior libero Jacqui Gatt (Livonia, MI/Churchill HS) collected 20 digs.

 In game one, Spring Arbor held an early 3-1 advantage before MU went on a 14-2 run and claiming a 17-3 lead.  The Crusader would go on to win game one 30-14.

The second game of the night featured a back-and-forth battle with the game tied 10-10 before Gatt served four straight points for the Crusaders.  The game would remain close with MU holding a 24-23 lead before Gatt sparked another Madonna run giving the Crusaders a 30-25 win.

 Game three was the most competitive of the night with Spring Arbor jumping out to a 4-1 advantage before Madonna tied the game at 5-5 after a kill by Lubovj Tihomirova (Riga, Latvia/Rigas Gymnasia HS).  The Cougars would not back down, and stretched out to a 16-10 lead before Madonna came storming back.  The Crusaders would regain the lead 26-25 and received another big kill from Tihomirova.  Spring Arbor would again fight back to knot the game 28-28, but Madonna won the next two points and claimed a 30-28 win in game three after a block by Alex Prieditis (Highland, MI/Milford HS).

Madonna defeated Spring Arbor for the second time this season after winning 3-0 against the Cougars on August 25 at the UM-Dearborn Early Bird Invitational.

No. 8 Madonna returns to Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference play on Tuesday (Sept. 20) in a road contest at Concordia, starting at 7 p.m.