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Winner Benedictine (IL) BENU 8-11, 3-1 NACC
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Wisconsin Lutheran WLCVB16 9-11, 1-4 NACC
Winner
Benedictine (IL) BENU
8-11, 3-1 NACC
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Final
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Wisconsin Lutheran WLCVB16
9-11, 1-4 NACC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Benedictine (IL) BENU 20 17 25 25 17 (3)
Wisconsin Lutheran WLCVB16 25 25 20 14 15 (2)

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10/5/2016 | 7:00 p.m.

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Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Battles Back to Defeat Wisconsin Lutheran

Down 2-0, the Benedictine University women's volleyball team rallied back to defeat Wisconsin Lutheran College in five sets on Saturday night.
 
THE FINAL
Benedictine 3, Wisconsin Lutheran 2 (20-25, 17-25, 25-20, 25-14, 17-15)
 
THE DETAILS
• The Eagles trailed early in the first set and could never recover, allowing Wisconsin Lutheran to win on three straight kills
• Benedictine would only tally seven kills in the second set, trailing WLC the entire set
• Down 2-0 the Eagles took a 7-2 lead in the third but the Warriors would rally back to tie it at 18
• Keriann Groen would tally four straight serves and to give BenU a lead and a Claudia Schmidt kill would force a fourth set
• Benedictine used an 8-1 run late in the fourth, plus 12 kills and a .286 hitting percentage to force a fifth set
• The final set saw both teams battle but BenU held Wisconsin Lutheran to just five kills (-.029) while the Eagles recorded 10 kills, including the final two points from Taylor Dunwell and Emily Chitwood
 
THE STAT LEADERS
• Dunwell tied for a match high 18 kills with four block assists
• Chitwood and Erin Wiegand each had eight kills
• Groen recorded eight kills and eight block assists while Alyssa O'Boyle guided the offense with 22 assists with four aces and 16 digs
• Kristina Billie led all players with 32 digs
 
FROM THE COACH
"I am so proud of our team," said head coach Jennifer Wildes. "We really took it up a notch after the second set. We knew we needed to play better and we did. It was great to see."

UP NEXT
Women's volleyball, now 8-11 overall and 3-1 in NACC action hosts non-conference opponent North Park University on Wednesday, October 5 at 7:00 p.m. in the Rice Center.



 
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Players Mentioned

Kristina Billie

#1 Kristina Billie

DS
5' 5"
Sophomore
Emily Chitwood

#15 Emily Chitwood

OH
5' 8"
Junior
Keriann Groen

#20 Keriann Groen

MH
6' 0"
Senior
Alyssa O

#7 Alyssa O'Boyle

S
5' 5"
Sophomore
Claudia Schmidt

#16 Claudia Schmidt

MH
5' 11"
Sophomore
Erin Wiegand

#4 Erin Wiegand

OH/RS
5' 10"
Junior
Taylor Dunwell

#12 Taylor Dunwell

OH
5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kristina Billie

#1 Kristina Billie

5' 5"
Sophomore
DS
Emily Chitwood

#15 Emily Chitwood

5' 8"
Junior
OH
Keriann Groen

#20 Keriann Groen

6' 0"
Senior
MH
Alyssa O

#7 Alyssa O'Boyle

5' 5"
Sophomore
S
Claudia Schmidt

#16 Claudia Schmidt

5' 11"
Sophomore
MH
Erin Wiegand

#4 Erin Wiegand

5' 10"
Junior
OH/RS
Taylor Dunwell

#12 Taylor Dunwell

5' 11"
Freshman
OH