De Pere, Wis.—The Dominican University Women's Volleyball team traveled to the top of Wisconsin to face St. Norbert.
Match Results:
Dominican: 0
St. Norbert: 3
How It Happened:
-St. Norbert started the game with 8 straight points then Sophomore
Olivia Pollak got DU's first point of the game with a kill. Senior
Jaylynn Miller continued with tallying an ace.
-Sophomore
Karolina Stonkus and Senior
Jillian Ross had back to back kills to bring the score within 6 points.
-Dominican was gaining some momentum to cut the deficit but unfortunately St. Norbert scored 4 points straight to take set one, 25-16.
-Miller got the Stars on the board with a kill in set two which gave DU some momentum. Senior
Kathryn Ksiezak fired a kill to bring the set tied at 2. Pollak recorded her 4
th kill of the game to tie it back at 3, Dominican then went on to take the lead 6-3 after two Green Knights errors and a Pollak ace.
-Dominican kept their lead thanks to a kill from Ross but the Stars couldn't hold onto it. St. Norbert went on a 7-point run to take the lead. After a couple St. Norbert errors, the Green Knights took set two, 25-11.
-St. Norbert started the set with 9 points and 2 errors. Dominican got scored their first point of the set with a kill from Freshman
Mawedda Abu-Shukhaidem. Followed by a kill from Ross.
-Freshman
Gracelynn Perry had back-to-back aces in efforts to shrink the deficit but Dominican was unable to catch back up with the Green Knights. The final score of set two was 25-15.
Shining Stars:
-Sophomore
Olivia Pollak had 5 kills and collected 8 assists.
-Senior
Jillian Ross had 5 kills on 13 attacks while also collecting a block assist.
-Freshman
Mawedda Abu-Shukhaidem tallied a kill and 9 assists.
-Freshman
Kaitlyn Stanek collected a solo block and a block assist.
-Freshman
Gracelynn Perry led the team with 11 digs and had 2 service aces.
Leading the Way:
Kills: Pollak and Ross (5)
Aces: Perry (2)
Blocks: Stanek (1)
Assists: Abu-Shukhaidem (9)
Digs: Perry (11)
What's Next:
Dominican University Women's Volleyball falls to 0-18 on the season. The Stars return to the Igini Sports Forum to host Illinois Tech on Thursday, October 15
th with first serve at 7:00 p.m.
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