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MILWAUKEE - The Wisconsin Lutheran College
volleyball team split a pair of non-conference matches against
Midwest Conference opponents Wednesday night at the MSOE Quad at
the Kern Center in downtown Milwaukee.
The Warriors won their opening match over Beloit College (0-5)
in straight sets. WLC won the opening set 25-21, before taking the
final two games by identical 25-15 scores.
Senior Rachel Johnson (Milwaukee, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) led
the Warriors in their opening match with 14 kills and had an
impressive .600 hitting percentage. Fellow senior Jenna Neuberger
(Muskego, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) added 12 kills for the forest
green and white.
Neuberger and sophomore Kayla Ridgeman (Jefferson,
Wis./Jefferson) each recorded 13 digs for Wisconsin Lutheran in the
win. Sophomore Mariah Bukiewicz (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek) and
freshman Beth Baxter (Germantown, Wis./Germantown) played key roles
as setters as they both finished with double-digit assists with 22
and 13, respectively.
For the match, the Warriors had an impressive .371 attack
percentage, including a .545 percentage in the last set.
Following the victory over the Buccaneers, Wisconsin Lutheran
fell to Carroll University in a closely-contested, five-set match,
3-2.
The Warriors took the opening set 25-22 from the Pioneers. After
a 25-18 defeat in set two, WLC responded with a 25-21 set three
victory. The final two games went to Carroll by scores of 25-21 and
15-11.
Junior Steph Cox (Sheboygan, Wis./Lutheran) led Wisconsin
Lutheran in the second match, recording a team-high 15 kills and a
.385 attack percentage. Rachel Johnson again posted double-digit
kills with 12.
The Warriors played solid defense against the Pioneers (2-5) as
three players finished with double-digit digs. Neuberger had 19
digs, Ridgeman tallied 17 and Bukiewicz finished with 16, while
also dishing out a team-high 31 assists. Baxter also added 14
assists for WLC in its second match of the evening.
Wisconsin Lutheran (2-4) next hosts Marian University for its
home and Northern Athletics Conference opener on Tuesday, September
13 at the Recreation Complex. The match is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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