DE PERE, WI - The Benedictine University women's volleyball team picked up a key conference win on the road in five sets to take hold of third place and a potential first round tournament game at home.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 3, St. Norbert 2
25-21, 25-16, 20-25, 19-25, 15-12

THE DETAILS
- Jamie Janczak recorded an ace to open the match as Benedictine tallied the first three points and led 6-1
- St. Norbert came back to lead at 15-14 and 18-17
- Hannah Griffith and Kaitlyn Estopare combined on a block to tie the score and Alyssa Mojica notched an ace to put Benedictine back in front
- Grace Knutsen closed out the first set with a kill
- Benedictine trailed just briefly in the second set before an error and a Madelyn Sullivan ace opened a stretch of five in a row
- Brooke Huizenga closed out the second set with a finish
- Aiming for the sweep, Benedictine led for a bulk of the third and held an 18-15 edge before momentum turned with eight straight from the hosts
- Another run of eight straight late in the fourth enabled St. Norbert to even the contest
- Benedictine did not trail in the decisive set as Estopare opened with a kill and Janczak followed with an ace
- With the fifth even at 7-7, a service error opened the door for Benedictine to tally four in a row and gain control
- St. Norbert was able to pull within 13-12 but Benedictine finished out the win, recording the final point on a block by Yngride JeanPhillipe

STAT LEADERS
KILLS: Estopare (13), Carolina O'Connor (7)
DIGS: Courtney Levy (17), Estopare (12), Sullivan (9)
BLOCKS: JeanPhillipe (6)
ASSISTS: Mojica (19), Janczak (19)

UP NEXT
Benedictine (12-11, 8-3 NACC) visits Marian on Saturday