MADISON, WIS. – The Edgewood College Eagles women's volleyball squad returned to the Todd Wehr Edgedome for the first of back-to-back home matches. They faced off with the Lakeland Muskies in a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) battle. The Eagles (14-9, 7-1 NACC) dispatched the Muskies (7-16, 5-3) 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-15).
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Lakeland had momentum early with a 7-3 start, but the Edgewood College offense kicked into gear. Off the back of six kills and two aces the Eagles took an 11-9 lead. The Muskies would wrestle back to a 13-13 stalemate, but Edgewood College broke the set wide open with a 10-2 burst featuring seven kills on route to a 1-0 lead in the match.
 
- The Eagles hit .444 in the opening frame.
 
- The squads took turns exchanging blows throughout set two. After Edgewood College possessed an 8-4 advantage, Lakeland fished out a lead with a 6-1 rally. A strong service rally featuring two aces from Cassidy Spies put the Eagles flying ahead 14-10, but five unanswered would have the Muskies up by a point. A 5-2 run put Edgewood College up with a pivotal 19-17 edge. Lakeland would struggle to overcome the deficit, never holding the lead again as the Eagles claimed the second set.
 
- Edgewood College fired off the blocks with a 7-1 burst featuring three aces in a row from Spies as they forced an early timeout from the Muskies. Four in a row had Lakeland clawing back within 10-9, but the Eagles kept them at arm's length with a 4-1 stretch. Edgewood College would effectively put the match to bed with seven unanswered for a 22-12 tally and finished off the set and match trading points with their conference foe.
   
- The Eagles offense had a strong showing once again. They hit .263 for the match with 45 kills and 10 aces and led all major statistical categories.
 
- Spies earned 14 kills, five aces, and 12 digs for a double-double. She hit .344 on 32 attempts.
 
- Abbey Eivins helped run an efficient offense with 21 assists.
 
- Abigail Hoffmann did a bit of everything. She earned a double-double with 10 kills and 12 assists while contributing six digs and an ace. She hit .333 on 21 swings.
 

 
- Abbey Falk paced the team with four blocks.
 
- Katie Borchert recorded nine kills, while Kate Gunderson hit four aces.
 
- Jennacy Wille recorded nine digs. Mia Hinkamper earned 10 digs and 8 assists.
 
- Susana Stevens led both teams with 15 kills. She reached a .242 hitting percentage on 33 attempts.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The Eagles have hit .217 or better as a team in their last five matches. Edgewood College is tied for second in the league with a .182 hitting percentage as a team.
 
- Falk and Payton Millin are first and second in the NACC in blocks per set with 1.29 and .95 blocks per set respectively.
 
- Spies' five aces were a personal best. Gunderson's four aces were a season high.
 
- The Eagles and Muskies have each won the last home outing in the series by a 3-0 final.
 
UP NEXT
Edgewood College will host another in-state foe at the Edgedome Tuesday night. They will take on the UW-Stevens Point Pointers, receiving votes in the latest AVCA national poll. First serve is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.