Box Score
MADISON, Wis. - After running out to leads in the first two sets and winning one of them, it seemed as though the Edgewood College volleyball team had enough momentum to possibly upset Wisconsin Lutheran, but a dominating performance in the third set led to a 3-1 victory for the Warriors at the Todd Wehr Edgedome.
Edgewood College (5-20, 1-9 NAC) opened up a 16-13 lead in the first set with kills by Aryn Wellnitz and Abbi Schultz sandwiched around a Warrior attack error. However, the Warriors would respond by winning nine of the last 11 points on the strength of two kills and seven Eagles errors to claim the opener 25-21.
Wisconsin Lutheran (19-9, 5-4 NAC) found themselves behind again in the second set trailing 14-8 after a Kim Paskey kill. The Warriors would rally back for to within one point at 21-20, but a block by Ashley Averkamp and Dacy Swansby followed by three straight kills, two from Manske and one from Wellnitz preserved a 25-21 Eagle win.
However, even with momentum from set two on their side, set three went downhill early for the Eagles. The Warriors went ahead 14-4 and rolled to a 25-14 set win. The Warriors recorded 10 kills in the set and took advantage of 14 Eagle errors.
In the fourth and final set, the Warriors jumped on top again leading 22-10. Hannah Williams and Paskey gave the Edgedome crowd one last thrill serving for seven points down the stretch, but it wasn't enough to avert a 25-18 setback.
The Eagles racked up 49 kills but couldn't overcome a season-high 44 errors. Wellnitz and Paskey shared match honors with 11 kills each, while Schultz added nine. Kim Lueck and Wellnitz each had double digits in digs with 12 and 11, respectively. Williams led the Eagles with 27 kills.
Wisconsin Lutheran was led by Erika Laete with 10 kills and seven total blocks (1 solo, 6 assisted). As a team, the Warriors amassed a whopping 11 blocks.
With the loss the Eagles are eliminated from the race for the NAC Tournament. Edgewood College will be in Appleton on Saturday for a triangular with Lake Forest College and the host Lawrence University.
