RIVER FOREST, IL - The Benedictine University women's volleyball team opened conference play with a four-set win on the road
FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 3, Dominican 1
25-21, 25-12, 23-25, 25-16
THE DETAILS
- Jamie Janczak and
Grace Knutsen put down kills late in the opening set during a four-point run that helped Benedictine gain the advantage before back-to-back finishes from
Kaitlyn Estopare closed out the win
- Benedictine dominated in the second
- After falling behind 3-0 and 4-1, Benedictine used a stretch of nine points in 10 to open a commanding lead in the second at 19-9 following a kill from
Yngride JeanPhillipe
- Estopare put down three kills in a four-point sequence with
Hannah Griffith adding the other to close out the second
- In a back-and-forth third, Dominican tallied two in a row to break a 22-22 deadlock and gain the edge in the third
- Benedictine did not trail in the fourth, using a kill from
Brooke Huizenga to open a string of six straight late to put the match out of reach
STAT LEADERS
KILLS: Estopare (13), Huizenga (9)
DIGS: Courtney Levy (10),
Alyssa Mojica (9)
BLOCKS: JeanPhillipe (7)
ASSISTS: Janczak (19), Mojica (14)
UP NEXT
Benedictine (4-5, 1-0 NACC) travels to Wheaton this weekend