The Aurora University women's volleyball team hosted the Warriors of Wisconsin Lutheran College on Thursday night and the two NACC foes battled through four sets with the Spartans prevailing 3-1 (25-16, 23-25, 25-23, 25-19).
MATCH SCORE:Â Aurora University 3, Wisconsin Lutheran College 1 (25-16, 23-25, 25-23, 25-19)
LOCATION:Â Thornton Gymnasium - Aurora, Illinois
RECORD:Â Aurora University 11-9 overall and 5-0 NACC; Wisconsin Lutheran College 7-10 overall and 2-3 NACC
- AU exploded from the opening serve of the first set and quickly built an insurmountable lead before going on to win 25-16.
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Lilly Vance led AU with four kills in the first set.
- Sets two and three were near mirrors of each other, closely played down to the final point.
- WLC won set two 25-23 before AU took a 2-1 set advantage with a 25-23 win in the third set.
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Kate Poellmann and
Lulu Torres each had five kills apiece in the third set win.
- AU trailed early in the fourth set but a pair of service aces from
Hannah Joseph and some strong attacking launched the Spartans ahead of the Warriors.
- A 10-2 AU run gave the Spartans a 15-10 lead.
- Leading 16-15, the Spartans went on a run to end the set and match by a 25-19 score.
- Poellmann led the way with four kills in the fourth set victory.
KILLS: Kate Poellmann (16) and
Lilly Vance (10)
ASSISTS: Trinity Nelson (23) and
 Hannah Joseph (15)
DIGS: Kristen Erickson (18) and
Carolyn Lippe (11)
ACES: Hannah Joseph (3)
BLOCKS:Â
Erin Henkel (6)
Next scheduled action for the Spartan women's volleyball team comes on Saturday, October 12 when they travel to Alverno College. First serve is slated for 12:00 p.m. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
