BECKLEY, West Virginia -- WVU Tech volleyball swept Ohio Christian University, 3-0, in River States Conference (RSC) action Saturday afternoon. The Golden Bears boost their record to 20-9, 4-6 (RSC) after set scores of 25-13, 25-11 and 25-8 while the Trailblazers are 10-16, 3-7 (RSC) in 2017.

Freshman Lauren McCall led the match with 18 kills. Sophomore Katelyn Byrd put down eight kills while senior Bailey Lotozo had six. Lotozo, who hails from Thornville, Ohio, is ranked No. 35 in the nation (NAIA) for 299 total kills as of October 14.

Sophomore Konstantina Pateli handled the ball again for the Gold and Blue, dishing 31 of Tech's 37 assists. Pateli also tallied eight service aces and three digs. The eight aces were a season-high for the Athens, Greece native who is now ranked No. 10 in the nation (NAIA) for 57 total service aces. Pateli is also ranked No. 14 in the NAIA with 970 total assists.

Sophomore libero Alice Amitrano led the back row defense with 11 digs while Lotozo and junior Ana Monteiro picked up seven each.

As a team, Tech currently holds five top-30 rankings in the NAIA including No. 13 in both total assists (1,159) and kills (1,248), No. 16 in total service aces (168), No. 29 in total digs (1,601) and No. 30 in hitting percentage (.224).

WVU Tech will take a break from conference play as they head to Emory & Henry College Tuesday, October 17 for a 7 p.m. contest.