MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WLCSports.com) – Wisconsin Lutheran College hit a season-high .344 and cruised to a 3-0 sweep (25-15, 25-15, 25-18) over Milwaukee School of Engineering in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference action on Thursday at Time of Grace Center. Senior
Kayla Wigley (Milwaukee, Wis.) powered the Warriors' attack with a match-high 14 kills and a career-best .591 hitting percentage, leading a dominant offensive display that produced WLC's sixth conference win of the season.
The opening set was closely contested early, with both teams trading points to a 10-10 tie before Wisconsin Lutheran (10-12, 6-2 NACC) surged ahead. A 7-0 serving run by sophomore
Willa Hollander (St. Louis, Mo.) propelled the Warriors to a 25-15 win. WLC hit .312 in the frame while limiting MSOE (4-18, 2-6 NACC) to a -.091 percentage.
Wisconsin Lutheran kept the pressure on in set two, racing out to an 8-1 lead. The Warriors extended their advantage to double digits midway through the set and never looked back, taking the second 25-15. WLC improved its hitting percentage to .333, highlighted by six kills from senior
Lydia Biggin (Burlington, Wis.).
Wisconsin Lutheran continued to dominate in the third, opening with a 7-0 run on freshman
Lauren Charbonneau's (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) serving run and maintaining control throughout. The Raiders briefly cut the deficit to one, but Wigley and Biggin combined for six late kills to close out the sweep 25-18. Wisconsin Lutheran hit an impressive .387 in the final set to seal the victory.
Wigley led all players with 14 kills on 22 attempts, followed by Biggin's 13 kills and .476 hitting clip. Senior
Emily Marohn (Reedsville, Wis.) added six kills and eight digs, while Charbonneau orchestrated the offense with 33 assists and four service aces. Freshman
Brooke Bartelt (West Bend, Wis.) paced the defense with a match-high 13 digs.
MSOE was led by Sydney Emineth and Brenna Fledderman, who tailed five and four kills, respectively, while Morgan Borchardt collected nine digs. The Raiders hit .022 on the night.
The Warriors continue conference play on Saturday at 12 p.m. when they travel to River Forest, Illinois, to take on Dominican (2-16, 1-7 NACC). Live coverage links can be found at WLCSports.com.
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