The Aurora University women's volleyball team defeated Benedictine University in both of their matches Saturday afternoon, winning both in straight sets.
THE BASICS:
FINAL SCORE MATCH ONE: #22
Aurora University 3, Benedictine University 0 (25-11, 25-21, 25-17)
FINAL SCORE MATCH TWO: #22 Aurora University 3, Benedictine University 0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-18)
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 8-1 overall; 7-1 conference
HOW IT HAPPENED MATCH ONE -
- The Spartan took set one 25-11 led by
Sydnei Avery with five kills.
- In set two
Kaycie Wenzel had three kills to help the Spartans to a 25-21 set win.
- In set three AU jumped out to a 6-0 lead with
Kylee Anthony serving for the Spartans.
- The Spartans would have five aces in the set, two coming from
Julia Wood, to lead them to a 25-17 set win, and a 3-0 match win.
SPARTAN LEADERS –
KILLS: Sydnei Avery (17)
ASSISTS: Kaitlyn Beebe (29)
ACES: Julia Wood,
Kaitlyn Beebe, and
Kaycie Wenzel (2)
DIGS: Vanessa Brown (10)
BLOCKS: Addy Gruse (6)
HOW IT HAPPENED MATCH TWO -
- The Spartans won set one 25-15 with
Lindsey Simpson leading the team in kills with four.
- AU would take set two 25-19 with
Imani Freeman totalling three kills in the set.
- In set three the Spartans would fall behind 5-2 to start the set.
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Vanessa Brown would give AU a spark with back-to-back aces and lead the Spartans to a 25-18 victory.
SPARTAN LEADERS -
KILLS: Sydnei Avery (13) and
Kaycie Wenzel (12)
ASSISTS: Kaitlyn Beebe (41)
ACES: Julia Wood and
Kaitlyn Beebe (3)
DIGS: Julia Wood (18)
BLOCKS: Lindsey Simpson (3)
UP NEXT:
Next action for the Spartan women's volleyball team comes on Friday, April 9 when they travel to the AVCA Invitational in Indianapolis, Indiana. AU takes on Covenant College in match one of three on the day at 10:00 a.m. (cst) / 11:30 a.m. (est) at The Academy.
