DECORAH, Iowa - The No. 23-ranked Wartburg College volleyball team won its third in a row, sweeping Luther College 25-12, 25-18, 25-13 during an American Rivers Conference matchup at Regents Center Gymnasium Monday, March 22.

The Knights improve to 5-2 overall and 5-1 within the A-R-C. Wartburg limited the Norse to a .083 attack percentage while compiling 40 kills and seven aces as a team. 

Zaiah Quirk and Claire Marsh led the Orange & Black attack, with Quirk accounting for almost a third of Wartburg's point total. She set a career-high with 21 kills and had just one error for an impressive .571 attack percentage. Marsh led the Knights with 31 assists. 

Early in the first set, the visiting Knights started off well as a 6-0 run set the tone after a kill from Kennedy Meister gave the Knights an 8-3 lead. The Knights led by at least four throughout the first frame and extended its lead into double digits from a Quirk kill, setting the lead to 16-6.

The middle frame was the closest, going back-and-forth at the start. Wartburg gained a 17-9 lead and saw Luther respond to come within five, but the Knights closed out the set with points from Quirk and Meister to lead 2-0.

Wartburg jumped out to an 8-1 advantage in the third set and didn't look back to seal the sweep. 

Up next, Wartburg hosts Loras College at 7 p.m. this Thursday, March 25.