LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University women's volleyball team went toe-to-toe with Concordia Wisconsin in a key conference match.
FINAL SCORE
Concordia Wisconsin 3, Benedictine 1
25-13, 26-28, 25-10, 25-20
THE DETAILS
• Concordia Wisconsin scored five in a row following a a sideout on a block from
Hannah Griffith to grab control of the opening set early
• Benedictine pulled within three, but the visitors notched nine straight to seize the opening set
• Benedictine was down 17-11 late in the second before mounting a furious rally
• Kaitlyn Estopare tallied a pair of kills as Benedictine pulled within 23-22 and then held off a pair of set points before an error and an ace from
Courtney Levy enabled Benedictine to even the match
• Jamie Janczak opened the third with an ace and
Brooke Huizenga followed with a kill before Concordia Wisconsin scored eight straight
• The visitors strung together bunches of points to handle the remainder of the set
• Concordia Wisconsin led 3-0 in the fourth but Griffith and
Grace Knutsen combined on a block and Griffth tallied back-to-back kills to put Benedictine ahead at 8-6
• Consecutive errors saw Benedictine build a 16-12 lead, but following a timeout Concordia Wisconsin tallied the next seven and pulled away to win a 13th straight
STAT LEADERS
KILLS: Estopare (9), Huizenga (7)
DIGS: Janczak (13), Levy (12)
BLOCKS: Yngride JeanPhillipe (6), Griffith (5)
UP NEXT
Benedictine (10-10, 6-2 NACC) hosts Lakeland on Saturday for senior day