The Aurora University women's volleyball team hosted a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference contest on Thursday evening, welcoming the Falcons of Concordia University Wisconsin. AU needed four sets to prevail 3-1 over the visitors.
MATCH SCORE: Aurora University 3, Concordia University Wisconsin 1 (25-20, 22-25, 25-15, 25-20)
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois - Thornton Gymnasium
RECORD: Aurora University 19-2 overall and 5-0 NACC
- The Spartans and Falcons saw 12 tie scores and five lead changes in the opening set.
- With the set tied at 16, Spartan
Rosie Karl hammered home a kill for the final lead change of the set.
- AU carried the momentum to a 25-20 set one win.
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Izabella Kowalczyk had nine kills while Karl added six in the set win.
- The second set was played similarly to the first but this time a late lead change went in favor of CUW who would win 25-22.
- As the match was tied 1-1, AU then roared out to a large lead in the third set and coasted to a 25-15 victory.
- Kowalczyk and Karl each had five kills in the third set win.
- AU trailed early in the fourth set 7-3 with a Spartan timeout.
- The calming words of Head Coach
James Seitelman in the timeout invigorated the Spartans who went on a 14-4 run to lead 17-11.
- The Spartans would maintain the lead and win the set 25-20 and the match 3-1.
- AU setter
Trinity Nelson handed out 11 assists to six different attackers in the fourth set.
KILLS: Izabella Kowalczyk (24),
Rosie Karl (16) and
Katelyn Ruse (14)
ASSISTS: Trinity Nelson (53)
DIGS: Payton Schaefer (18),
Carolyn Lippe (16),
Katie Brisk (15) and
Trinity Nelson (10)
ACES: Izabella Kowalczyk (3) and
Trinity Nelson (2)
BLOCKS: Sophia Knazur and
Rosie Karl (1)
Next action for the Spartan women's volleyball team comes Thursday, October 15 when they travel to Wisconsin Lutheran College. Opening serve is set for 6:00 p.m. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
