SAN ANGELO – Maggi Jo Keffury had 43 assists (14.33 per set) to help guide the Angelo State volleyball team to a non-conference sweep of St. Edward's on Wednesday in the program's Dig Pink match at the Junell Center.

The No. 17 Belles (18-6) have now won six consecutive matches for the second time this season and will return to action at 7 p.m. on Friday against Texas A&M-Kingsville. The match against the Javelinas will be Senior Day for Evan Case, Maddie Huth, Leah McWilliams and Kaelen Valdez. ASU helped raise donations for Breast Cancer research by holding an online auction to sell the pink, match-worn jerseys, selling Dig Pink shirts and raffling items. Click for highlight and post-match comments

ASU hit .319 and limited the Hilltoppers (9-14) to a .061 hitting percentage and only committed 12 errors in the match. Arielle Bond led the Belles with 14 kills and a .367 hitting percentage, while Maddie Huth had 10 kills and three blocks in the three-set win. ASU's defense outdug its opponent 58-46.

"I think we served really tough and did a great job of getting them out of system," ASU head coach Chuck Waddington said. "We set a strong tone early and kept them on their heels and it made defense pretty easy for us. We also set good balls and transitioned and scored off of that defense. That was good to see."

Kaelen Valdez added eight kills and 10 digs, while Shelby Wilt had 17 digs and Haley Bianco contributed nine digs. The Belles opened the match by hitting .481 and limiting the Hilltoppers to a .111 hitting percentage. Keffury, who was named the LSC Setter of the Week for the fourth time this season on Tuesday, now has 960 digs after establishing a new single-game high in three set matches with her 43 assists on Wednesday. She also had eight digs and three kills on five attacks.

"We just wanted to play a clean tonight and continue playing strong," Huth said. "We have been serving and playing tough defense and did that again tonight. We were able to get them out of system a lot throughout the match and stayed clean throughout."

Mary Keohler and Hannah Rauch led St. Edward's with eight kills each, while Kelly Jimenez led the team with 15 digs in its final non-conference match of the season.

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Chuck Waddington on hosting the Dig Pink match and honorary coach Sherry Ann Miller:
"It was great to have Sherry Ann on the bench with us. She's been a big part of ASU Athletics for a long time and it was the least we could do. She is going through some tough stuff right now and she's coming through it with flying colors. We are really happy for her and will do anything we can to help the cause."

ABOUT DIG PINK
ASU is raising donations through an initiative started by the Side-Out Foundation by selling Dig Pink t-shirts, an auction for the match-worn pink game jerseys and a raffle for a handmade scarf and a wood cutting board crafted by Loyd Moore. Dig Pink is a national breast cancer awareness initiative started by the Side-Out Foundation and held annually during the month of October. This season, the Side-Out Foundation set a monetary goal of $2.5 million as well as a participation goal of 500 collegiate and 1,000 scholastic programs. The Side-Out Foundation is a support and advocacy organization dedicated to making a significant and identifiable difference in the lives of breast cancer patients and their families by supporting clinical trials, increasing compassionate support services and educating communities.