WILLIMANTIC, Conn. – Freshman middle hitter Kristianna Ibsen (Shelton, Conn.) had 13 kills and six blocks as the Eastern Connecticut State University women’s volleyball team snapped the eight-match winning streak of Wesleyan University with 25-22, 25-20, 25-11 wins Wednesday night at Francis E. Geissler Gymnasium.

Eastern (15-9) has won seven of eight since splitting its first 16 matches. Ranked No. 6 in New England, Wesleyan (15-5) had not lost since dropping a five-game decision to Smith College Sept. 26. The Cardinals lost for the first time on their opponents’ home court after wins and were swept for the first time this year. Eastern is 4-2 at home.

The 5-foot-10 inch Ibsen led all players on both teams in kills and attacked at .440, commiting only two errors on 25 attempts. Three of her blocks came in the final game.

Senior outside hitter Sandra Jaques (Milford, Conn.) and freshman outside hitter Molly Rathbun (Hebron, Conn.) each chipped in six kills. Rathbun was 4-for-7 in kills in Game 3 without commiting an error. Jaques and freshman libero Taylor Abelli (Cheshire, Conn.) shared the team lead with 11 digs each. Freshman defensive specialist Nicki Anderson (East Lyme, Conn.) dug up eight balls and freshman setter Samantha Slonski (Griswold, Conn.) had 27 assists. Jaques commited only one reception error on 29 attempts.

With the score tied 19-all in Game 1, Eastern scored three straight points to take the lead for good. The Warriors trailed 18-17 in Game 2 but rallied for four straight points and ever trailed Jaques had a kill and Ibsen and senior right-side hitter Jen Braswell (Wilton, Conn.) combined for a block in that stretch. Eastern raced to a 10-3 advantage in Game 3 and was never threatened. Wesleyan commited two serve errors and two attack errors in that span, while Rathbun had two kills and Ibsen a kill and two blocks and Abelli a service ace.

Senior outsider hiter Lisa Drennan (Ann Arbor, Mich.), ranked second nationally in kills per game (4.8), had 10 kills for Wesleyan but attacked at only .115. Junior middle hitter Ashley Farrow (Evanston, IL) added nine kills, sophomore libero Ruby Hernandez (West Palm Beach, Fla.) 17 digs and handled 29 receptions with only one error. Junior setter Ellie Healy (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) had 30 assists.

Eastern hosts the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (10 a.m.) and Colby-Sawyer College (2 p.m.) Saturday.