Rockford, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Volleyball team continued their 6-match road trip with a conference game at Rockford University on Thursday night.
Match Results:
Dominican: 0
Rockford: 3
How It Happened:
-The Stars got on the board first in the first set from a kill by Freshman Valeria Garcia. DU then took the lead bad from a kill by Sophomore Olivia Pollak to make the set 6-5. The Regents then went on a 7-point run.
-The Regents' run was broken up with a kill by Senior Jaylynna Miller, but Rockford kept their foot on the gas, extending their lead to 20-7 and then won the set 25-10 shortly after.
-Dominican got on the board first again thanks to a Garcia kill and was able to keep their lead. Senior Lily Broderick recorded her first kill of the match to make the score 9-8.
-The Regents took the lead 13-9 but their point streak was stopped by a kill from Miller. DU then went on to tie the set at 14 after a kill by Miller and two errors by the Regents.
-Rockford took the lead back making the set 17-14 but the Stars weren't done fighting. While Rockford was one point away from winning the set, DU went on a 5-point run to bring the set to 25-24. A kill from Senior Kathryn Ksiezak and Pollak contributed to the rally. The Regents tied it up at 25 but two attacking errors from Rockford gave DU the set win. The Stars go into set three tied at 1.
-Dominican continued to get on the board first with a service ace from Freshman Mawedda Abu-Shukhaidem. Rockford took the lead on a 11-point run. Miller collected her 6th kill of the match and Freshman Kaitlyn Stanek collected her 3rd kill in the match in efforts to decrease the gap.
-The Regents lead was too much for the Stars, Rockford won set three 25-15.
-Rockford started the 4th set 5-0, Dominican got on the board from a Garcia kill. The Stars got the score within 4 with Miller collecting another kill and Garcia tallying an ace. The Regents lead set four 17-13. Rockford adds 3 points to the score while DU jumps right back to bring it back within 3 points. Stanek had the last kill for DU in efforts to try to get momentum going but it wasn't enough. DU drops set four 25-18.
Shining Stars:
-Senior Jaylynn Miller collected 8 kills and a block assist on the night.
-Senior Kathryn Ksiezak earned 8 kills on 26 total attacks, 3 digs and a block assist.
-Senior Jillian Ross tallied 4 kills.
-Freshman Valeria Garcia had 4 kills, 4 service aces, and 3 digs.
-Freshman Kaitlyn Stanek played well, adding 4 kills to her stat sheet, 1 solo block, 2 block assists, and 3 digs.
-Freshman Gracelynn Perry had 12 digs, 1 assist, and 1 service ace.
Leading the Way:
Kills: Miller and Ksiezak (8)
Aces: Garcia (4)
Blocks: Stanek (1)
Assists: Abu-Shukhaidem (23)
Digs: Perry (12)
What's Next:
Dominican University Women's Volleyball falls to 0-16 on the season. The Stars will be back on the road October 10th for a conference battle against Edgewood University. The first serve between the Stars and Eagles is set for 12:00 p.m.
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