River Forest, Ill. - The Concordia University Chicago (CUC) women's volleyball team took their home court for the second consecutive match to face their Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference opponent, the Milwaukee School of Engineering Raiders (13-8). The Cougs struggled to score in two of their three sets, resulting in a sweep in three sets for the Raiders.
Inside the Box Score:
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Indiah Day (Merrillville, Ind.) was a force on both sides of the court today, leading the team in kills with nine and accumulating six digs on defense.
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Rosemary Brenner (Frankenmuth, Mich.) had an excellent day on defense, tallying 19 digs along with 3 assists and a service ace to round things out. Beatriz Goncalves (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) also was impactful with five digs and 13 assists.
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Jessalyne Perkins (Chicago, Ill.) thrived from the offensive standpoint, tallying seven kills and on defense contributed with two solo blocks and three assists.
Here's What Happened
Set One
The Raiders opened set one with a pair of kills to jump out on top. The Cougs responded promptly, as Debanhi Moreno (Dallas, Texas) would even the score at four with her first kill of the day. The Raiders locked in and took a comfortable 12-6 lead, but didn't see it last long as six consecutive scores from the Cougs with kills from Perkins, Day, Bethany Roethel (Westby, Wis.) and a couple from Harmonie Cooper (Chicago, Ill.) would even up the score. The Cougs would only be able to put together five more points in the set, as MSOE ran away thanks to numerous kills and some costly Cougs errors. The Raiders took set one 25-17, advancing to set two 1-0.
Set Two
Set Two was the best action today, involving an intense back-and-forth battle on the court. A service ace from Brenner and a kill from Cooper would put the cougars on top quickly, as they took a solid four point lead early. The Raiders responded with four points of their own, tying the set at 10 a piece. After a lengthy exchange of scoring, the match was tied at 23 after another kill from Day, moving the Cougars just two scores from tying up the match score. A Raider kill and costly Cougs attack error would give MSOE another victory, taking set two 25-23 and advancing to set three 2-0.
Set Three
The Raiders, just one more set victory from a win, came into set 3 at full force, scoring eight consecutive serves to take a controlling 10-1 lead. After exchanging scores, the Cougs found themselves trailing big, and put together a positive rally, with a kill from Perkins, a service ace from Malainna Adler (Fenton, Mo.), and a kill from Ava Quevedo (Colorado Springs, Colo.) to give the home fans some hope. While their efforts fell short, the Cougs battled well and refused to give up, scoring twice on the brink of elimination with a kill from Quevedo and another Adler service ace. However, the MSOE Raiders would finish off a dominant 25-16 set win on a service error, and swept the Cougars 3-0.
What's Next
The Cougars fall to 8-16 and will host another Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference opponent, the Dominican University Stars (0-24), Thursday, November 5th, for senior night. The match will begin at 6 PM, and coverage for all CUC women's volleyball content can be found at cucougars.com/coverage.
