LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University women's volleyball team made the most of the first opportunity to play at home, sweeping Rockford in a pair of matches.
FINAL SCORES
Benedictine 3, Rockford 0
25-22, 25-15, 25-17
Benedictine 3, Rockford 0
25-21, 25-22, 25-19
THE DETAILS - Gm 1
- The first set was back and forth for much of the match
- Trailing 21-20, Benedictine scored four in a row to grab control on a pair of aces from
Hayley Primas an error and a kill from
Yngride JeanPhillipe
- Molly Stock ended the first set with a kill
- Rockford scored the first three points of the second set before Benedictine began to pull away in the middle of the set
- Sam Zurawski opened a string of seven straight points with a kill as Benedictine opened an 18-9 lead
- Hannah Griffith ended the second set with a kill
- Benedictine scored the first two points of the third but Rockford countered with four in a row
- Madelyn Sullivan logged a pair of aces as Benedictine scored six-of-seven points to nab a 15-8 advantage
- Griffith recorded three straight kills to close out the match
- Benedictine hit .226 for the match
STAT LEADERS - Gm 1
KILLS: Stock (10), Griffith (7)
ACES: Jamie Janczak (4), Primas (3)
BLOCKS: JeanPhillipe (4)
ASSISTS: Janczak (17),
Alyssa Mojica (11)
DIGS: Griffith (12), Primas (12)
THE DETAILS - Gm 2
- Benedictine grabbed a 4-0 lead to start the first set on three kills and an ace
- Benedictine led 8-2 at one point before Rockford scored seven straight to grab a 12-11 edge
- Down 21-20, Benedictine scored the final five points to claim the opening set
- Stock recorded three kills late as Benedictine broke a 20-20 tie to nab the win
- Benedictine led for nearly the entire third set and scored four in a row to lead 20-13
- Rockford held off a pair of match points before a serving error ended the contest
- Benedictine hit .419 for the second contest
STAT LEADERS - Gm 2
KILLS:Â Stock (14), JeanPhillipe (10), Griffith (9)
ACES: Sullivan (3)
ASSISTS: Janczak (25), Mojica (17)
DIGS: Primas (13)
UP NEXT
Benedictine (2-4, 2-4 NACC) travels to Lake Forest in a non-conference match on Tuesday night.