WAUWATOSA, Wis. – The Edgewood College Eagles women's volleyball squad continued their six-match road trip Saturday. They faced down a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) foe in the Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors. The Eagles (10-4, 4-0 NACC) outlasted the Warriors (7-9, 3-1) in a 29-27 first set on route to a 3-0 (29-27, 25-13, 25-23) victory.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The two squads exchanged haymakers early. Wisconsin Lutheran kicked things off with a 7-1 rally, but a 7-3 answer from the Eagles featuring three aces from the visitors left things tied at 10. An 8-2 sprint appeared to have the wind at Edgewood College's backs late, but five unanswered kills from the Warriors left them ahead 22-21. Three straight points put the Eagles on the brink of the first match point, though back-to-back points from the hosts forced extras. A 5-2 run put Wisconsin Lutheran on the precipice of a first set victory. A key block from
Ashley Bruehlman and
Hannah Clark sparked a 3-0 rally to close things out in Edgewood College's favor.
- Errors and blocks put the Eagles in a favorable 8-3 position to kick off the second frame. A 6-2 run kept the Warriors around for a little while, but an 8-0 barrage featuring back-to-back aces from
Abbey Eivins left Edgewood College in a commanding position on their way to a 2-0 match lead.
- A 7-2 Eagles lead in the third set was counteracted by a 9-3 response from Wisconsin Lutheran, helped along by four straight Edgewood College errors. The squads traded two-point leads until the Warriors put together three unanswered with a pair of blocks and an ace for a 19-16 advantage. A 6-0 response put momentum back in the Eagles' court, featuring two blocks and three aces. Wisconsin Lutheran would get dangerously close to extra points, trailing only 24-23 off the back of a 4-2 run, but a Bruehlman kill sealed the set and match.
- Edgewood College won the hitting battle .186 to .000 and held a key 14-to-6 advantage in service aces.
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Abigail Hoffmann did a little bit of everything. She tallied five kills, five aces, three blocks, 10 assists, and six digs.
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Abbey Falk led the squad with seven blocks, while
Katie Borchert headlined the offense with eight kills.
- Eivins finished with 12 assists and
Jennacy Wille 13 digs. Clark tacked on a trio of blocks in the effort.
- Kylee Gnabasik earned 10 digs and four aces in the loss for the Warriors.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The victory was the sixth in a row for the Eagles and their first 3-0 sweep in the streak.
- Edgewood College holds a 31-25 lead in the series over Wisconsin Lutheran and has won back-to-back affairs.
- Hoffmann's five aces were her most on the season. She now sits at 99 career aces.
- The 14 aces as a team is the most in a single match this season for the Eagles
- Falk has now posted three or more blocks in seven straight outings and in all but three of her appearances on the year.
UP NEXT
Edgewood College enters the tail end of their six-match road trip next week. They travel to Dubuque, Iowa to face the Dubuque Spartans on Tuesday. First serve is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in a series Edgewood College leads 9-8, having won two in a row.
