A strong performance against a familiar foe propelled No. 7 Berry into the second round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament as the Vikings picked up a 3-0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-11) sweep of Covenant in the opening match of the Transylvania Regional in Lexington, Ky.

The Vikings will now move on to play Carnegie Mellon, 3-0 winners over Bethany (WV), in Friday's first match in the Second Round, with opening serve set for 5:30 p.m.

Berry (24-4) quickly grew into the match, taking a 10-5 lead early after back-to-back aces by Jazzy Innis. The lead would soon swell to 10, 20-10, after a kill from the arm of Olivia Mallow and a Covenant attack error. With set point in hand at 24-14, Peyton Breissinger ended the frame with a kill that was set up by Emily Rapach.

The second set played out in similar fashion, as a 4-0 run was fueled by an ace from Rapach and a block by Bergin and Cypress Guenther. At 15-12, Innis put down three kills as part of a 6-0 run to spring the Vikings to a 21-12 advantage. Ahead 22-14, the Vikings closed the set with kills by Breissinger and Guenther and a block from Guenther and Rapach for a 25-14 win.

Leading just 9-8 in the third, the Vikings would pillage their way through an 8-0 run to effectively end the match. In the flurry, Breissinger would have three kills, Bergin would notch a pair, Guenther would add another kill, and Rapach slotted home another ace. From there, it would be smooth sailing as the Vikings took the set, 25-11.

Berry hit .388 as a team in the match, earning 61 points to just 29 for the Scots. Innis led all players with a dozen kills, while Breissinger had 11.

Rachel Bartlett's 16 assists and eight digs led Covenant in both categories.