River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Volleyball team was back in the Igini Sports Forum to take on the Falcons of Concordia Wisconsin, for the final time as an NACC opponent.
Match Results:
Dominican: 0
Concordia Wisconsin: 3
How It Happened:
-Concordia Wisconsin opened the game on an 11-0 run before Senior Jaylynn Miller earned a kill, being the Stars' first point of the match.
-Senior Kathryn Ksiezak earned two of the next three kills for Dominican.
-CUW won the first set 25-8.
-Sophomore Karolina Stonkus collected the first two kills for the Stars in the second set, making the score 4-2 in favor of the Falcons.
-Junior Ella Murray added back-to-back kills to keep DU within 5.
- Concordia, Wisconsin, won the second set 25-11.
-The Stars had a lead early on in the third set with three different players earning kills for Dominican. Ksiezak, Stonkus, and Junior Valeria Garcia.
-Miller stopped a Flacons run with two straight kills in the middle portion of the third set.
-CUW scored 9 of the final 10 points in the match, with the one DU point coming from Stonkus adding a kill.
Shining Stars:
-Sophomore Karolina Stonkus led the team with 5 kills. Stonkus also earned 8 digs and 2 assists.
-Senior Kathryn Ksiezak collected 4 kills.
-Senior Jaylynn Miller added 4 kills.
-Junior Ella Murray earned 3 kills.
Leading the Way:
Kills: Stonkus (5)
Aces: N/A
Blocks: Stanek (1)
Assists: Abu-Shukhaidem (8)
Digs: Pizzo (9)
What's Next:
Dominican University Women's Volleyball falls to 0-24 on the season. Dominican will be back in action on October 31st for their senior day as the Sabres of Marian University come to the Igini Sports Forum. The first serve is set for 11:00 a.m.
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