WINSTON-SALEM, NC -- The Shaw volleyball team took care of business in straight sets (25-20, 25-16, 25-21) to knock off the Winston-Salem Rams Wednesday on the road at Whitaker Gymnasium. 

The win moved the Lady Bears' record to 25-5 overall and 16-0 in CIAA action. Shaw has already clinched the Southern Division with two league matches left. Winston-Salem State dropped to 12-17 overall and 8-7 in the CIAA.

Kamille Patrick finished with 10 kills to lead the Lady Bears' attack while recording a hitting percentage of .474. Shaw got 9 digs from Maelie Chupin to lead it defensively.

Game Notes

» Jasmine Culp had a match-high two aces in the win.
» Shaw served up five aces on the way to a first-set victory.
» Kamille Patrick had a match-high 10 kills for Shaw.
» Shaw got a team-high nine digs from Maelie Chupin.
» Shaw attackers were helped by a match-high 22 assists from Lauren Janok.

How It Happened

SET 1 | Pinpoint serving helped the Lady Bears earn a set-one victory 25-20. Shaw recorded five aces in the set win. The Lady Bears opened a 19-12 lead and coasted to victory from there.

SET 2 | After its win in the first set, Shaw put itself on the cusp of a sweep with a 25-16 victory in set number two. The Lady Bears never trailed by more than five points and grabbed the advantage for good at 7-6 in a set that had just one lead change before Shaw took over the lead.

SET 3 | Shaw finished the match in a 3-0 sweep after grabbing set three. The Lady Bears survived a back-and-forth set to win 25-21 in a stanza that featured four lead changes and nine ties. Neither team led by more than four points.

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It will be Senior Night on Friday, Nov. 3, as the Lady Bears host Claflin in the final regular-season home match. The start time is 6 p.m. inside historic C.C. Spaulding Gymnasium.