Box Score MILWAUKEE, WIS. — The Concordia University Chicago (CUC) women's volleyball team took their talents up north today to take on the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) in a nightcap game. The Cougars conquered the Raiders as they beat them in stunning fashion 3-1.
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Grace Heywood (Northbrook, Ill.) collected a double-double on the night with 15 kills and 16 digs
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Julia Beers (Mishawaka, Ind.) and Heywood led the defense with 16 digs apiece.
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McKayla LeVoy (Kankakee, Ill.) and Lili Hunt (Greenfield, Ind.) blocked out the competition with both collecting two solo blocks and two block assists. Eve Dicken (St. Louis, Mo.) also recorded two block assists.
Starting off in set one, the Cougars got to work as Sophie Kovachevich (Huntley, Ill.) recorded her first service ace of the night, making it 3-1. After a couple of kills from Isabelle Vernengo (Plainfield, Ind.), Heywood, and Dicken, CUC was able to make the score 15-9. MSOE was able to string together some points, but Dicken put in two timely kills and won the first set for CUC 25-21.
Moving into set two, the Raiders came back with some fire. A back-and-forth of points was made, assisted by kills from Heywood and Hunt, before MSOE was able to start a rally. With the Cougars down 9-8, it was time to focus on the opponent. Katie Stonich (Sadieville, Ky.) came up with a big time kill to bring them within one point of the Raiders. MSOE was able to find their sweet spot and battled through the set and take it 25-15.
Turning up the heat, the Cougars were ready to fight in set three. Beers supplied two service aces in a row before Stonich was able to supply a huge kill and bring the Cougars up 3-0.
The Raiders continued to try and string some points together, but it was too much for them to handle as the Cougars rallied. Brooke Christensen (Blaine, Minn.) would supply a service ace to really pull CUC away at 9-2. As the fight rolled on, Heywood brought in a big swing to help solidify the Cougars domination in set three 20-10. They would ultimately take set three with a score of 25-11.
Momentum was key to this game, as the Cougars took it in stride going into set four. This was clear when both Stonich and Hunt were able to slam some big time kills for CUC.
However, MSOE knew their backs were against the wall and began to fight back and take the lead 9-7. Some smart play making allowed CUC to capitalize on some MSOE errors and bring them back in front 17-16.
Some more kills from Dicken and Heywood allowed the Cougars to take set four with a score of 25-21. CUC took the win over MSOE with a final score of 3-1.
Cougar women's volleyball will be back to action tomorrow as they travel to Wisconsin Lutheran for a match at 12 p.m. Coverage for all of our sports can be found at cucougars.com/coverage.
