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Winner Concordia Chicago CUC 9-12,4-5 NACC
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Wis. Lutheran WLC 8-8,5-4 NACC
Winner
Concordia Chicago CUC
9-12,4-5 NACC
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Final
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Wis. Lutheran WLC
8-8,5-4 NACC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Concordia Chicago CUC 25 20 25 25 (3)
Wis. Lutheran WLC 16 25 22 16 (1)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Peter Borkowski, Athletic Communications Student Assistant

Cougars Victorious Over Warriors for Conference Win

Milwaukee, Wis. -- Seeking their second conference win in as many days, the Concordia University Chicago women's volleyball team (9-12, 4-5) visited the Warriors of Wisconsin Lutheran College (8-8, 5-4). CUC was successful in their quest, taking down WLC 3-1.

 

Inside the Box Score

  • Grace Heywood (Northbrook, Ill.) led the Cougars in kills with 11. It is the 13th time Heywood has reached double-digit kills this season.

  • Freshman Lili Hunt (Greenfield, Ind.) tied a career high with her eight kills.

  • Leading the match in assists was Isabelle Vernengo (Plainfield, Ind.). The junior put up 31 helpers, marking the ninth time this year Concordia's setter has broken the 30 assist barrier. 

  • The team as a whole put up 14 service aces. This ties a season high for aces with their Sept. 3 match against Depauw. 

 

Graduate student Julia Beers (Mishawaka, Ind.) started CUC off right, when she sent the first serve of the game over for a service ace. The Warriors recovered quickly though, and the match remained tight until a Vernengo service ace put the Cougars up 8-4, giving them some breathing room.

 

Wisconsin Lutheran did not back down, and were able to pull back within one, 9-8. Each team took turns going on scoring streaks until the score stood 16-13 in favor of Concordia. 

 

CUC then took eight of the next 10 points to force set point, 24-15. A kill by Warrior Kayla Wigley prolonged the set a little longer, but a final kill from McKayla Levoy clinched set one for the Cougars, 25-16. 

 

Looking to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the match, Concordia was able to jump out 6-4 to start set two. However, an eight-point run from the Warriors quickly put them up 12-6 over CUC. The Cougars were able to get three points back, but another big run from WLC boosted their lead to nine, 18-9. 

 

Concordia was able to claw their way within striking distance, using an 8-1 run to cut the deficit down to three, 22-19. Wisconsin Lutheran then shut the door on any potential comeback, scoring three of the last four points to take set two 25-20.

 

With the match now knotted up at one set a piece, the Warriors started the set with a 4-2 lead, but four straight CUC points, highlighted by back-to-back service aces from Sophie Kovachevich (Huntley, Ill.), put the Cougars up 6-4. 

 

Most of set three consisted of the two squads trading blows, but Concordia finally gained some separation after taking six of seven points to take the lead over WLC, 16-13. Wisconsin


 
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