Oct. 5, 2013 - The Concordia-Chicago volleyball team lost in four sets this evening to the host Milwaukee School of Engineering (25-27, 19-25, 25-23, 17-25), falling to 3-12 on the season and 1-3 in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference play.
The Raiders received excellent offensive production from two of their hitters. Sarabeth Haworth led both teams with 25 kills and a .358 attack while Rachel Lynde added 14 kills and a .310 attack. The two helped MSOE get the upper hand in the match with the home team hitting .432 in the second set after they had narrowly held off the Cougars in the opening set.
The Cougars fought hard to get back into the match, and they capitalized on some opportunities to win the third set. Trailing 23-21,
Ally Avila (Aurora, IL/Metea Valley) served up an ace, and
Kristen Allen (Green Valley, IL/Illini Central) and
Danielle Sisco (Park Ridge, IL/Resurrection) teamed up for a key block on Lynde's kill attempt. An MSOE error gave Concordia the 24-23 lead, and Avila followed with a second ace to send the match to set four.
Concordia's Bianca Gordon (Milwaukee, WI/Milwaukee Lutheran) played a tremendous set four with seven kills, but it was not enough to stave off eventual defeat. Gordon's 15th kill of the night pulled Concordia within 17-16, but MSOE finished with an 8-1 run, Haworth and Lynde combining for four of the final five points.
Gordon's 15 kills came on 37 attempts with just two errors for a .351 attack. Avila plaeyd a strong match with 12 digs and a team-leading five serving aces.
The Cougars return to action next FRiday, Oct. 11 with a home match against Wisconsin Lutheran College.
