WINONA, Minn. – (RV) Winona State University was firing on all cylinders Saturday afternoon in McCown Gymnasium as the Warriors capped a 2-0 homestand with a straight set victory over the University of Minnesota Crookston.

WSU swept the Golden Eagles by scores of 25-14, 25-12, 25-22.

Winona State improves to 10-2 (2-2 NSIC), earning its 10th victory of the season three weeks ahead of last year's pace. UMC falls to 2-10 (0-4 NSIC) following two sweeps on the road this weekend.

Similar to Friday night's home opener, the Warriors got off to a fast start and never looked back against the Golden Eagles. WSU began the first set on a 6-1 run and never trailed the Golden Eagles for the entirety of the game. The Warriors went on to close the set with a 7-1 scoring run.

Winona State proceeded to use a 6-0 run to begin set two which eventually saw the lead swell to 12-1. Casey Volkmann started the game at the service line and recorded two of the Warriors' five aces on the day. Megan Flom floored seven of her team-high 15 kills in set two.

Defensively, the home team tallied 21 digs defensively while holding UMC to a .000 attacking percentage in the second set.

Crookston hung with the Warriors in the third and final set before ultimately succumbing to the sweep. With the game tied, 18-18, Paige Christopher put the Warriors in front for good with a kill and Madison Rizner followed for a two-point lead. Flom, who totaled 32 kills on the weekend, floored the final point.

Becca Pagel had a team-high 20 digs to crack WSU's Top 15 list (1,140) and Volkmann recorded a career-best 18 digs.

Rizner tallied a career-best .588 attacking percentage with 11 kills. The sophomore middle also had one solo block at the net.

Bre Maloney set the offense with 24 assists in a match that also saw Hannah McCann (10) and Kami Knutsen (3) fill the setter position.

The Warriors hit the road next weekend to face a pair of nationally ranked opponents in No. 19 Sioux Falls and No. 9 Southwest Minnesota State on October 4-5.