DUBUQUE, Iowa - The Benedictine University women's volleyball team competed in the annual IIAC/NACC Crossover Challenge on Friday night, falling to Dubuque University and Luther College.
DUBUQUE
FINAL SCOREBenedictine 1, Dubuque 3 (14-25, 25-23, 12-25, 23-25)
THE DETAILS• Benedictine trailed 4-0 in the first set and could never recover, falling 25-14
• The Eagles stormed back in the second set to take a 5-0 lead and even though DU rallied late, BenU held on 25-23
• BenU hit a -.130 in the third set, falling 12-25
• The fourth set saw 12 ties and seven lead changes as BenU lost 25-23
STAT LEADERS•
Erin Wiegand led BenU with nine kills
• Both
Kara Epping and
Beckie Whitmarsh had four kills
•
Kelcey Adams has 21 assists and two aces
• Two players tallied double-figure digs:
Vanessa Possidoni (10) and
Kristina Billie (11)
LUTHER
FINAL SCOREBenedictine 0, Luther 3 (22-25, 13-25, 18-25)
THE DETAILS• Luther recorded 42 kills compared to BenU's 29
• As a team, BenU tallied 46 digs but Luther had 55
• The match saw 21 ties and 18 lead changes
STAT LEADERS• Epping led the Eagles with eight kills
• Three players tallied five kills: Wiegand, Whitmarsh and
Ashley Karsten• Billie led the BenU defense with 14 digs
NEXT GAMEThe women's volleyball team continues day two of the IIAC/NACC Crossover Challenge, taking on Loras College at 9:00 a.m. and Simpson College at 1:00 p.m. All games can be viewed live http://portal.stretchinternet.com/loras/.
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