The Aurora University women's volleyball team survived a tough four set match with the Wisconsin Lutheran College Warriors in the opening round of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament. AU defeated the Warriors 3-1 in nail-biting fashion.
MATCH SCORE: Aurora University 3, Wisconisin Lutheran College 1 (25-23, 25-18, 24-26, 28-26)
LOCATION: Thornton Gymnasium - Aurora, Illinois
RECORD: Aurora University 21-8 overall and 11-2 NACC
- AU jumped out to a 9-3 in the first set and then held off a furious Warrior rally to win 25-23.
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Katelyn Ruse had five kills and
Izabella Kowalczyk four in the set one win.
- The Spartans pulled away early in the second set and coasted to a 25-18 win.
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Trinity Nelson had 10 assists to six different Spartan attackers.
- An early AU lead in the third set turned around and into a dog fight of a set.
- The score was tied seven times and lead changed hands three times, a sign of the times to come in the fourth set after WLC won 26-24.
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Katie Brisk had six digs in the third.
- The largest lead in the fourth set was three points at 3-0 WLC. The remainder of the set was a one or two point contest if not tied.
- The score would be tied 13 times with five lead changes.
- The Spartans had the final lead change on a
Katelyn Ruse kill to make the score 27-26 AU.
- A dump from
Trinity Nelson found the court for the match point winner of 28-26.
- Ruse and Kowalczyk each had six kills in the fourth set with 10 assists from Nelson and 16 digs from Brisk.
KILLS: Izabella Kowalczyk (17),
Katelyn Ruse (15) and
Samantha Torres (10)
ASSISTS: Trinity Nelson (37)
DIGS: Katie Brisk (30)
ACES: Katelyn Ruse,
Carolyn Lippe and
Trinity Nelson (2)
BLOCKS: Riley Moreno (5) and
Trinity Nelson (4)
Next scheduled action for the Spartan women's volleyball team comes on Thursday, November 13 when they host the semi-final round of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament. AU hosts Illinois Institute of Technology with first serve slated for 7:00 p.m. in Thornton Gymnasium.
