MADISON, Wis. (WLCSports.com) – Wisconsin Lutheran College suffered a 3-0 setback against Edgewood in a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference match on Thursday at Todd Wehr Edgedome.
The Warriors (12-14, 6-5 NACC) fell by scores of 25-14, 25-10, 25-18 to the Eagles (19-8, 9-2 NACC).
WLC jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the first set before a 4-0 spurt gave EU its first lead of the opening frame. Another 6-0 run from Edgewood put them in front 21-11 before the hosts finished off the set with a 25-14 victory. The Eagles hit a match-best .346 in the first set.
Wisconsin Lutheran fell behind 11-1 to start the second set and could never recover. The Warriors trailed 22-8 before EU grabbed its biggest lead at the set's conclusion, 25-10.
The third set was the closest contested frame of the night. WLC trailed 6-2 but evened the set back up at 8-8. Edgewood jumped back in front 18-13 before four straight from Wisconsin Lutheran cut the deficit back to one. The Eagles closed out the set and match with a 7-1 run for a 25-18 triumph.
The Warriors finished with a -.144 hitting percentage. Freshman
Ireland Zyzo (Waukesha, Wis.) led WLC with six kills, while junior
Hannah Rood (Burnsville, Minn.) recorded 11 assists. Junior
Veronica Tollakson (New Glarus, Wis.) totaled a team-high two service aces, sophomore
Brooke Bartelt (West Bend, Wis.) finished with 11 digs, and freshman
Alex Emberger (Maple Grove, Minn.) led Wisconsin Lutheran with four block assists.
EU hit .217 for the match. Natalie Murphy led Edgewood with seven kills, Abbey Eivins handed out 15 assists, and Laila Rasmussen served a match-high four aces. Shannon Rusch recorded 10 digs, while Gabby Hack finished with a match-high seven total blocks.
The Warriors host Benedictine (6-23, 2-9 NACC) on Saturday at 12 p.m. in their final regular season match at Time of Grace Center. The match also marks Senior Day and Grow The Game Day.