ROCK ISLAND, IL - The Benedictine University women's volleyball team closed the regular season with a pair of wins at the Augustana Pumpkin Bash.

FINAL SCORES
Benedictine 3, Augustana 1
25-18, 22-25, 25-20, 25-23

Benedictine 3, Simpson 0
25-15, 25-12, 25-20

THE DETAILS: AUGUSTANA
- A service error in the opening set opened a run of nine straight for Benedictine to take control at 15-7
- Brooke Huizenga notched a kill and Jamie Janczak added an ace to close out the first; Benedictine did not make an error in the first and hit .348
- Augustana led 3-0 to open the second and led for nearly the entire set
- Tied 19-19 in the third, Huizenga opened a run of four in a row late with a kill to put Benedictine ahead
- The hosts led 20-17 in the third bu Yngride JeanPhillipe put down back-to-back kills late to help Benedictine rally to the win

THE DETAILS: SIMPSON
- Hannah Griffith recorded a kill and two blocks during a run of six in a row as Benedictine led 11-5 in the first
- Griffith recorded an ace and JeanPhillipe a kill to close out the set
- Benedictine controlled the second, posting five straight to lead 10-7 and nine in a row to lead 19-8 in streaking to the win
- Benedictine needed to come back in the third after trailing 13-8 but Griffith opened a run of four in a row late to help Benedictine pull away

STAT LEADERS
AUGUSTANA
KILLS: Kaitlyn Estopare (11), JeanPhillipe (11), Carolina O'Connor (9)
BLOCKS: JeanPhillipe (8), O'Connor (5)
ASSISTS: Alyssa Mojica (22), Janczak (19)
DIGS: Courtney Levy (13), Madelyn Sullivan (10)

SIMPSON
KILLS: JeanPhillips (9), Huizenga (7)
BLOCKS: JeanPhillipe (4)
ASSISTS: Janczak (19)
DIGS: Levy (15)

UP NEXT
Benedictine (16-11) hosts sixth-seeded Illinois Tech on Tuesday in the opening round of the NACC Tournament.