FREDERICK, Md.--The Hood College volleyball team (4-4) won its third match of the season on its home court of Gambrill Gym with a 3-0 sweep (25-17, 25-11, 25-19) over visiting Christendom College (2-2) Friday night in a nonconference match.

The Blazers' three home victories are the most for Hood since the 2005 campaign.

Hood used some strong serving in the first set to take command. Trailing 8-7, Hood called a timeout and proceeded to gain the side out on a hitting error by the Crusaders. Then senior Kristina Straub served up four straight aces to give the Blazers a 12-8 lead. Hood closed out the set on two kills by Kristan Hawkins and two more aces by Straub.

The Blazers reeled off the first seven points of the second set and kept the Crusaders at bay throughout the stanza, taking a 2-0 lead in the match with a 25-10 win. Hood hit .450 in the set, collecting 10 kills on 20 attempts with just one error.

In set number three, the Crusaders hung around, rallying to tie the set at 13-13 on a kill by Sarah Massett. But Hood outscored Christendom 9-3 from that point to go up 22-16 and went on to clinch the match on a thunderous kill by Straub to complete the sweep.

Straub finished with a double-double of 10 kills and 10 aces, both season-highs. Fellow senior Chelsea Weaver keyed the defense with 15 digs while Ashley Beall and Morgan Huffer combined for 22 assists.

Hood returns to Capital Athletic Conference action Tuesday when it travels to the University of Mary Washington for a 7 p.m. match.