Green Bay, Wis. --- Looking to rebound after a tough five-set loss last night, the Concordia University Chicago women's volleyball team took to the court Saturday afternoon against the St. Norbert Green Knights. The Cougars (7-12; 1-6 NACC) struggled to get an offensive rhythm and fell to St. Norbert (14-11; 5-2 NACC) by a 3-0 score.
The Cougars opened set one strong. Joy Greco started the day with a kill. Grace Heywood then added two aces to give CUC a 4-0 lead. St. Norbert worked their way back into the set, grabbing the lead midway through. The Green Knights did not relinquish the lead the rest of the way, closing the 25-15 set one win on a 9-2 run.
Alyssa Henline opened up the scoring for CUC in set two. St. Norbert continued their offensive run grabbing an early lead. The Cougars worked back into the set with a 5-0 run. Two aces by Henline and a
Katie Stonich kill pulled CUC back within two. Unfortunately for the Cougars the Green Knights closed out the 25-18 set two win on another sizable run.
St. Norbert opened the third set on a 9-0 run. The Cougars were unable to get an offensive run going, falling in the third set 25-13.
Greco led the offense with 11 kills on the afternoon. Isabelle Vernengo dished out a game-high 23 assists and Julia Beers finished with 14 digs.
Up Next
The Cougars will be back in action on Tuesday night they welcome Lake Forest to Geiseman Gymnasium. Opening serve is set for 7:00pm. Live coverage can be found at cucougars.com/coverage. You can also keep up with all things CUC on Twitter @CUChicagoSports.
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