Volleyball Pushes Win Streak to Seven at Elmhurst Tourney
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Park (Ill.) (6-15) | 17 | 24 | 22 | 0 | ||
| UW-Eau Claire (19-9) | 25 | 26 | 25 | 3 |
| North Park (Ill.) | UW-Eau Claire |
|---|---|
|
K:
Switzer, Shelby - 8
B: Bolian, Neisha - 3 D: Bakken, Julia - 11 SA: 3 Players (#9, #10, #16 - 2) |
K:
2 Players (#15, #19 - 7)
B: Jenn See - 4 D: Jamie Dimka - 14 SA: Jamie Dimka - 4 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | North Park (Ill.) | UW-Eau Claire |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | .070 | .178 |
| Blocks | 5.0 | 7.5 |
| Digs | 37 | 40 |
| Aces | 9 | 7 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UW-Eau Claire (20-9) | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 3 | |
| Millikin Univ. (Ill.) (20-8) | 18 | 25 | 12 | 19 | 1 |
| UW-Eau Claire | Millikin Univ. (Ill.) |
|---|---|
|
K:
Anne Satterlee - 23
B: 2 Players (#14, #17 - 5) D: Lauren Sutherland - 18 SA: Amy Bomgren - 5 |
K:
Korte, Miranda - 9
B: Becker, Jade - 4 D: Childress, Brittany - 14 SA: Facer, Molly - 2 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | UW-Eau Claire | Millikin Univ. (Ill.) |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | .312 | .195 |
| Blocks | 11.0 | 5.0 |
| Digs | 57 | 43 |
| Aces | 9 | 4 |
ELMHURST, Ill. (Blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire volleyball team won two matches at the Elmhurst College Tournament in Illinois today, increasing its winning streak to seven.
The Blugolds (20-9) defeated North Park University (Ill.) 3-0 (25-17, 26-24, 25-22) to start the day and then closed with a 3-1 (25-18, 23-25, 25-12, 25-19) victory over Millikin University (Ill.).
Against North Park, the Blugolds compiled 32 kills. Anna Hildebrandt (Fr.-New Ulm, Minn.) and Alexis Wong (So.-Maple Grove, Minn.) led the team with seven kills each.
Jamie Dimka (Fr.-Wausau, Wis./East) had 14 digs and four service aces to lead Eau Claire while Jenna Smits (Fr.-Green Bay, Wis./Preble) had a team-best 26 set assists.
Facing Millikin, Anne Satterlee (Sr.-Green Bay, Wis./Ashwaubenon) led the Blugolds as she recorded a career-high 23 kills. As a team, Eau Claire finished with 55 kills.
Lauren Sutherland (Jr.-Dayton, Minn./Meadow Creek Christian) had a team-best 18 digs and Emily Neave (Sr.-Salem, Wis./Westosha Central) finished with 45 set assists to lead the team.
Saturday the Blugolds will face two nationally ranked opponents. They play ninth-ranked University of Chicago (Ill.) at 1 p.m. and will close the tournament against host and 10th-ranked Elmhurst College (Ill.) at 3 p.m.
-KM-