MADISON, Wis. – The Edgewood College Eagles women's volleyball squad returned home Wednesday evening to play their second match in as many days. They hosted the Dubuque Spartans at the Edgedome. The Eagles (16-9) battled back from the brink to take down the Spartans (9-14) for their third-straight win in a 3-2 (25-15, 23-25, 18-25, 25-23, 15-7) thriller.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Eagles led 13-2 in the first set and never looked back as they took a 25-15 opening victory with relative ease.
- A Spartan 6-1 run kicked off set two, before Edgewood College answered with an 8-0 rally. Dubuque eventually took control of the second set off the back of a 9-3 hook. The Eagles clawed back into the match with a 4-1 sprint to close within 24-23, but an error costed them the set.
- A 9-3 Spartan burst put them in control of the third set 14-8. Their lead was cut down to 19-16 late by Edgewood College, but Dubuque finished the set on a 6-2 run to put them within reach of the match.
- The Spartans and Eagles kept pace with one another throughout a hard-fought fourth set, with Dubuque holding small advantages until Edgewood College found another gear to force a fifth set off of a 7-2 run.
- Momentum seemed to be in the Eagles court to start the tiebreaker set as they held a 5-2 lead over Dubuque. Edgewood College punctuated the effort with a 5-1 rally to take a decisive 11-5 lead on their way to a 15-7 fifth set victory.
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Abigail Hoffmann posted a triple-double on the night with 16 kills, 23 assists, and 12 digs with a .359 hitting percentage on 39 swings. Fellow setter
Taylor Salmon added in a 29-assist, 14-dig double-double.
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Hannah Siebert hit 11 kills and played a key part in the Eagles victory.
Corrin Harrington added in five blocks, tying with Hoffmann for the most Edgewood College blocks in the match.
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Lea Bunch posted 29 digs for her season best, while
Ashley Bruehlman rounded out the double-doubles with 17 kills and 12 digs.
- Emma Powell had 15 kills and 18 digs in the loss. Ashlee Adler added in 16 digs, while Emily Swanson had eight blocks for the Spartans.
- The Eagles outhit Dubuque .222 to .186.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Siebert's 11 kills were her career-best, while Harrington tied her career-high in blocks.
- Edgewood College has now won three in a row and 10 of 12. The match also put them in the series lead over the Spartans at 9-8 since 1991.
UP NEXT
- The Eagles hit the road for a pair of Northern Collegiate Athletic Conference (NACC) matchups on the weekend after some well-earned rest. They travel to Rockford on Friday with first serve scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Edgewood College has won 12 straight over the Regents and leads the series since 1991 23-8.
