LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University women's volleyball team kicked off the home portion of the schedule with a thrilling comeback win in non-conference play against Wheaton.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 3, Wheaton 1
21-25, 25-18, 25-23, 26-24

THE DETAILS
• Wheaton led the entire opening set, grabbing a 6-1 lead out of the gates
• Caroline O'Connor and Yngride JeanPhillipe tallied kills during a four-point run in the second that saw Benedictine open a 7-3 lead
• Benedictine continued to add on, opening leads of 15-8 and 19-9
• Wheaton scored the first four points of the third but kills from Brooke Huizenga and Sam Zurawski helped Benedictine lead 6-5
• Alyssa Mojica posted a strong showing at the serving line but Wheaton led 23-21 before Benedictine tallied four straight to end the set
• After Wheaton led for a lot of the fourth, Grace Knutsen opened a run of five straight capped by a kill from Hannah Griffith as Benedictine pulled within 14-13
• Benedictine answered every Wheaton surge and down 24-23 scored three straight to grab a second consecutive win

STAT LEADERS
KILLS: JeanPhillipe (12), O'Connor (9)
ASSISTS: Mojica (19), Jamie Janczak (15)
ACES: Mojica (5)
DIGS: Courtney Levy (14), Sam Zurawski (14), Mojica (13)
BLOCKS: Griffith (4), JenPhillipe (3)

UP NEXT
Benedictine (2-3) hosts North Park in a non-conference game on Thursday night