RIVER FOREST, Ill. (WLCSports.com) – Wisconsin Lutheran College delivered a dominant performance at the service line on Saturday, firing a season-high 17 service aces en route to a 3-1 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference victory over Concordia Chicago at Geiseman Gymnasium.

The Warriors (10-11, 4-2 NACC) took down the Cougars (7-13, 3-3 NACC) by set scores of 26-24, 21-25, 25-20, and 25-21.

WLC opened the match with a tightly contested first set that featured 12 ties and five lead changes. After CUC used a 4-0 spurt to jump in front 23-22, Wisconsin Lutheran rallied by scoring four of the next six points to close out the opening frame 26-24.

Concordia Chicago bounced back in another back-and-forth set two. With the score even at 19-19, the Cougars claimed six of the final eight points for a 25-21 victory to even the match at 1-1.

The Warriors responded in the third set. With the score knotted at 16-16, WLC grabbed the lead for good with three straight points and ended the match with four in a row to claim a 25-20 win and take a 2-1 match lead.

In the fourth and final frame, Wisconsin Lutheran overcame a 20-19 deficit with five consecutive points and sealed the match, 25-21, following a kill from freshman Ireland Zyzo (Waukesha, Wis.).

The Warriors hit .096 for the match, finishing with 48 kills. Freshman Alex Emberger (Maple Grove, Minn.) led the attack with a season and match-high 11 kills, while Zyzo and freshman Keiveana Petersons (Milwaukee, Wis.) added nine kills apiece. Sophomore Lauren Charbonneau (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) dished out a team-best 18 assists, closely supported by junior Veronica Tollakson (New Glarus, Wis.) with 12. Zyzo paced WLC's explosive serving effort with four aces, while sophomore Brooke Bartelt (West Bend, Wis.), freshman Alyssa Koval (Winneconne, Wis.), and Tollakson added three aces each. Defensively, Bartelt anchored the back row with a team-high 16 digs, and junior Elexa Varden (Dixon, Ill.) and senior Faith Smith (Racine, Wis.) led the net defense with four total blocks each.

CUC hit .068 as a team with 33 kills. Debanhi Moreno led the team with 10 kills, while Malainna Adler posted a team-high 17 assists. Rosemary Brenner anchored the defense with a match-high 24 digs, and Ava Quevedo paced Concordia Chicago at the net with five total blocks.

Wisconsin Lutheran returns to NACC action on Thursday, October 22, traveling downtown to face MSOE (10-8, 4-2 NACC) at 7 p.m.