Sara Scherber hit .435 with 60 kills and 62 total points in a 3-1 weekend for the Royals at the Hope College Tournament on 9/25-26. Scherber hit .583 and recorded a career-best 23 kills in a four-set loss to Hope in the tournament opener, before collecting five kills in a sweep of Bluffton, 21 kills in a four-set win over Earlham, and 11 kills in another sweep against Ohio Northern. Scherber has hit .300 or better in five of her last six matches.