Box Score
Box score
MILWAUKEE - The Wisconsin Lutheran College
volleyball team took the two-time defending Northern Athletics
Conference champion Lakeland College Muskies to a decisive fifth
set, but could not pull off the upset, falling 3-2 on Thursday
evening at the Recreation Complex.
After dropping the first two sets 25-17 and 25-21, the Warriors
rallied by winning the next two sets 25-21 and 25-20, forcing the
Muskies into a fifth set. In the end, Lakeland (8-2, 2-0 NAC),
which was picked to win its third straight conference title, proved
to be too much as it took the final set by a score of 15-5.
Lakeland's Brittanie Paulus led all players with 21 kills, while
Tonia Strebelinski amassed 28 digs to lead the visitors.
The Warriors were led by junior Erika Laete (Spokane,
Wash./Evergreen Lutheran) who recorded 12 kills. Senior Megan
Sankey (Waupun, Wis./Winnebago Lutheran) tallied a double-double
with 11 kills and 16 digs. Freshman Steph Cox (Sheboygan,
Wis./Lutheran) led four players in double-digit digs with 23, while
sophomore setter Leanna Miller (Muskego, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran)
served up 29 assists for WLC.
Wisconsin Lutheran (7-7, 0-2 NAC) resumes play Wednesday,
September 23 when it travels to Lisle, Ill., for a NAC match
against the Eagles of Benedictine University.
