MEQUON, Wis. (WLCSports.com) – Wisconsin Lutheran College rallied from two sets down on Saturday to pull off a thrilling 3-2 reverse sweep over Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference rival Concordia Wisconsin at R. John Buuck Field House.

The Warriors (12-13, 6-4 NACC) dropped the opening two sets 25-16 and 25-18 before mounting a comeback with consecutive set victories of 25-21, 25-19, and 15-10 over the Falcons (12-12, 5-6 NACC). The victory marked WLC's first win over CUW since 2020, its first win in Mequon since 2012, and the program's first reverse sweep since November 7, 2024.

Concordia Wisconsin dictated the pace in the opening set, hitting .483 with 15 kills. The Falcons, who never trailed in the set, used a 7-0 scoring run to break away from a 16-13 lead before closing out the 25-16 win.

In the second set, CUW erased an 11-8 deficit with a 5-0 spurt and used another 5-1 run to secure a 25-18 victory for a 2-0 match lead.

Wisconsin Lutheran began its comeback in a tightly-contested third set. Holding a 17-15 edge, the Warriors used a 5-1 spurt to widen the gap. WLC's lead never dropped below three points the remainder of the set for a 25-21 win.

The fourth set saw nine ties and nine lead changes before Wisconsin Lutheran pulled away midway through. Locked at 9-9, the Warriors put together an 8-3 run to make it 17-12. WLC held off a late push to score the final three points and claim the frame 25-19 and force a deciding fifth set.

In the final set, Wisconsin Lutheran broke an 8-8 tie with a 7-2 closing run. A CUW attack error sealed the 15-10 set win and the match for the Warriors, who hit .353 in the final stanza.

For the match, WLC hit .187 with 59 kills. Freshman Keiveana Petersons (Milwaukee, Wis.) led the attack with 11 kills, while senior Faith Smith (Racine, Wis.) and freshman Alex Emberger (Maple Grove, Minn.) added nine apiece. Junior Veronica Tollakson (New Glarus, Wis.) dished out a team-best 17 assists, closely followed by junior Hannah Rood (Burnsville, Minn.) with 16. Tollakson and freshman Elizabeth Ehlke (Cedarburg, Wis.) led the team with two service aces each. Defensively, freshman Alyssa Koval (Winneconne, Wis.) tallied a match-high 24 digs and sophomore Brooke Bartelt (West Bend, Wis.) added 22, while Petersons paced the net defense with four total blocks.

Concordia Wisconsin finished the match hitting .170 with 49 kills. Kirsten Krause led the Falcons with 13 kills, while Emily Dickmann directed the offense with 36 assists. Natalie Nickolai led CUW from the service line with four aces. Emy Miller paced five in double figures with 18 digs.

Wisconsin Lutheran returns to action on Thursday, November 5, traveling to Madison for a 7 p.m. NACC matchup against Edgewood (18-8, 8-2 NACC).