SUPERIOR, Wis. – Kaylin Plautz (Elk River, Minn./Elk River), Alexie Pryd (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove Senior) and Cassy Teff (Foley, Minn./Foley) all tallied double-digit kills to help the UW-Superior volleyball team sweep the season series with Northland, winning 3-1 at Mertz Mortorelli Gym on Thursday.
 
The Yellowjackets, who are receiving 30 votes in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association top 25 poll, improved to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in the UMAC with the 25-20, 19-25, 25-23, 25-11 victory.
 
Plautz finished with 15 kills, Pryd 14 and Teff 10 to pace the attack.
 
Superior led in kills, 54-43, blocks, 6-1 and digs, 74-72, while hitting .210 to Northland's .073.
 
Pryd and Teff each completed double-doubles with 12 and 11 digs, respectively.
 
The LumberJills opened the match with a 10-6 advantage in the first set before UWS ran off six straight points to take a 12-10 lead on a Northland error. The 'Jills battled back to knot the set at 18-18 and 19-19 before UWS claimed six of the last seven points to go up, 1-0.
 
Northland took seven consecutive points in the second set to earn a 13-10 lead and later won the final six points of the set to even the match at a set apiece.
 
The 'Jackets rebounded in the third set to retake the lead in the match. Up 10-9, Northland committed six consecutive errors, giving UWS a 15-10 lead. Northland cut the lead to 17-16 on a Bailey Wynn kill, but could get no closer in the set as Teff finished it off with a kill from Megan Holz (Savage, Minn./Burnsville) for the two-point victory.
 
Superior cruised to seal the match in the fourth set, winning 10 straight points for an 18-9 advantage. UWS closed the match with a 6-0 run that culminated with a block by Teff and Plautz.
 
Holz directed the offense with 45-of-50 assists on the night. Elise Ertl (Phillips, Wis./Phillips) added a match-high 19 digs and Hailey Atwood (Big Lake, Minn./Big Lake) contributed 17.
 
Northland, which fell to 1-3 overall and 1-1 in the UMAC with the loss, was led by Justine Litherland with 10 kills and Wynn with 17 digs.
 
UWS is back in action Saturday against Crown. Match time at Mortorelli Gym in 3 p.m.