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Junior Samantha Gregory had 33 digs and six aces in
three matches Saturday. |
MOUNT ST.
JOSEPH
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GROVE CITY
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BETHANY STATS
CRESTVIEW HILLS, KY. --
Rose-Hulman volleyball ended 1-2 Saturday after a busy day of
playing at two different places.
The first match of the day was
against conference foe Mount St. Joseph in a battle for a top spot in
conference. The Engineers came up short as they fell 3-1 in the
matchup.
Rose-Hulman was led by freshman
Anna Lewer (Indianapolis, Ind./ Lutheran) who smashed 16 kills in
the match. She also led the team with seven aces and also helped out
defensively as she had 19 digs.
Sophomore Morgan Williams
(Fenton, Mich./ Poweres Catholic) and sophomore Karah Hickman
(Hobart, Ind) contributed eight kills each in the match.
Sophomore Leah Pelzel
(Loveland, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) led the team with 31 assists and also led
with 21 digs. Junior Samantha Gregory (Huntsville, Ala./Catholic)
picked up 16 digs.
For the second and third
matches, the team traveled to the Thomas More College Invitational.
Their first match of the
Invitational gave the Engineers their victory for the day as they defeated Grove
City 3-1 by scores of 25-13, 22-25, 25-21, 26-24.
Lewer again led the team with
13 kills. She also picked up 15 digs and had two more aces.
Hickman chipped in with 10
kills while Williams picked up another nine and also lead the team with
two solo blocks.
Pelzel led the team again in
assists with 41. She also led the team with 21 digs. Gregory had 15
digs and led the team with four aces. Freshman Priscilla Magee
(Princeton, Ind.) contributed 12 digs in the effort.
The final match of the day saw
the Engineers face Bethany in a 3-1 defeat by the scores of 25-23, 22-25, 25-27,
20-25.
Lewer once again led the team
with 12 kills. She also picked up 20 more digs and two more aces in the
match.
Williams contributed nine kills
while junior Amanda Jevons (Henderson, Nev./Rancho) picked up eight and
also led the team with four aces.
Pelzel again led the team with
34 assists and 22 digs. Gregory chipped in 12 digs of her own and added
two aces.
Rose-Hulman ends the weekend
with a 19-10 record, 4-2 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference returns to
action on the road with an HCAC matchup with Anderson Tuesday night.
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