MADISON, Wis. – Women's Volleyball opened up the Todd Wehr Edgedome for the 2025 season in impressive fashion Wednesday night. They took on the Elmhurst Bluejays in a nonconference tilt. The Eagles (2-2) employed smothering defense and strong offense to shut down the Bluejays (0-4) in 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-20) fashion.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Edgewood University rattled off the first five points of the match to set the tone for the evening. While a strong service rally from Elmhurst helped them close within one, a 5-2 response set the visitors back to square one at 10-5. The squads traded rallies down the stretch as the Eagles held their avian foes at bay, before landing a 7-2 finisher for a 1-0 lead.
- Edgewood University bolted off the starting line in frame two, a 10-2 explosion sending them ahead 12-5. Elmhurst hung tough, grinding back to a 17-14 deficit with some strong offense, but once again the Eagles closed strong on a 6-2 rally.
- Offense and defense worked in sync for Edgewood University as they started out the third set ahead 8-3. The Bluejays came alive late, a 6-2 run fueled by five kills pulling them within 19-16. Finishing the night strong, four points in a row from the Eagles, including three straight aces from
Mia Hinkamper, all but sealed the sweep.
- Edgewood University had control of the entire match, winning the hitting battle .227-to-.019.
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Katie Borchert recorded nine kills and eight digs, as well as a .286 hitting percentage on 28 attempts.
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Marina Hosticka held down the fort at the net with six blocks.
Payton Millin recorded four, while
Natalie Murphy posted three.
- Hinkamper earned eight digs, while
Jennacy Wille tallied seven.
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Nida Zukauskaite swung for seven kills.
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Kate Gunderson and
Abbey Eivins proved to be an effective setter tandem with 15 and 11 assists respectively.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Hosticka's six blocks were her personal best.
- The victory was the first for Edgewood University against Elmhurst in women's volleyball. The last time the two teams met was in the 2015 season.
UP NEXT
The Eagles will take a well-deserved break before returning to the non-conference grind starting next Friday, September 12. They'll head to Dubuque, Iowa for the Loras Invitational, first taking on Wartburg at 3:00 p.m.
