VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - St. Norbert College opened the Virginia Wesleyan University Tournament with a 3-0 win over Hood College at TowneBank Arena.

The Green Knights (2-2) swept the Blazers 25-16, 25-14, 25-17. St. Norbert hit a lusty .377, its second-highest match percentage in program history. The Green Knights registered 33 kills against 10 errors in 61 attempts.

St. Norbert used a 7-1 run in Set 1 to turn a 5-4 lead into a 12-5 edge. The Green Knights led 16-12 before going on a 6-1 run for a 22-13 lead, paced by three Owen Knezevich kills. A block by Michael Whitney and Barry Applewhite locked up a 1-0 lead. The Green Knights surged out to an 8-1 lead in Set 2, getting three kills from Bennett Kornaus. Hood would get to within six points later in the set, but a Kade Nelson kill on the Green Knights' third set point was true for a 2-0 lead.

A quick start was again in the cards in Set 3, with St. Norbert going on a 7-0 run to take a 9-2 lead behind two Wade La Blanc blocks. The Green Knights led 17-12 before a 4-0 run paced by two Jack Perhach service aces took the mystery out of the final result.

Knezevich had nine kills, while Kornaus had seven and Nelson added five. Whitney had 23 assists. Kornaus had three service aces, while Perhach added two.

Wthiney had five digs, while Kaden Kornaus and Zach Hanse had three apiece. Applewhite finished with four blocks, while La Blanc, Whitney and Bennett Kornaus had two apiece.