ELMHURST, Ill. - Junior outside hitter Kylie Mueller (Fox Lake, Ill.) contributed a team-high 11 kills and nine digs to help lead a balanced attack as the Carroll University women's volleyball team defeated Elmhurst College 25-19, 26-28, 25-17, 25-19 in a College Conference of Illinois-Wisconsin dual meet at R.A. Faganel Hall on Wednesday night.
It was the ninth consecutive dual victory for Carroll, which improved to 2-0 in the highly contested conference standings and 13-4 overall.
The performance took on added meaning as it was the first CCIW road victory since rejoining the league in 2016 and also marked the first time the Pioneers have won back-to-back conference duals during that time span.
Carroll led 17-14 in the decisive fourth set, ultimately clinching a hard-fought road victory by responding with an 8-5 run - powered by three straight kills from junior middle blocker Erika Dunnam (Shawano, Wis.) and capped with a winning kill by sophomore middle blocker Rachel Noonan (Crystal Lake, Ill.).
Dunnam followed with 10 kills, four digs, three blocks and two assists for the Pioneers, who generated 13 kills and committed only six errors in the decisive fourth set. Senior middle blocker Karley Wolf (Roselle, Ill.) had 10 kills, four digs and four blocks.
Noonan collected six kills and six blocks for Carroll, which finished with 53 kills with a .228 hitting percentage and 10 blocks in the battle. 
Senior defensive specialist Trystam Carr (Charlottesville, Va.) had two service aces, junior outside hitter Cassidy Mrotek (Manitowoc, Wis.) had eight kills,14 digs and three blocks, senior defensive specialist Amanda Hahn (Itasca, Ill.) chipped in 17 digs and junior setter Emma Przeslicke (Evergreen Park, Ill.) had 24 assists. Junior setter Jennilyn Joy Cave (Bolingbrook, Ill.) added 17 assists.
Sophomore middle hitter Payton Froats had 10 kills and two blocks for Elmhurst, which came into the dual riding the momentum of a three-game winning streak but dropped to 0-2 in conference and 7-9 overall.