FOUR PEAT; 麻豆头条 Women's Volleyball Defeats Rockhurst in GLVC Championship
Published: November 24, 2024.
The 麻豆头条 women's volleyball team won its fourth straight Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament Championship on Sunday (November 24) as the Flyers took down Rockhurst 3-1. 麻豆头条 becomes the second school in the GLVC to four-peat as GLVC Tournament Champions.
TEAM RECORDS
麻豆头条 22-10 | (RV) Rockhurst 21-7
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LEWIS LEADERS vs. Rockhurst
碍颈濒濒蝉:���(Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic)�(17)
顿颈驳蝉:��(Granger, Ind./Penn)�(26),��(Mapleton, Ill./Illinois Central College)�(18)
础蝉蝉颈蝉迟蝉:��(Channahon, IL)�(18),��(Carpentersville, Ill./Harry D. Jacobs)�(16)
础肠别蝉:�Ray (3)
叠濒辞肠办蝉:��(Papillion, NE/Papillion La Vista South)�(6), Ray (5),��(Plainfield, Ill./Joliet West)�(5)
SET BREAKDOWN vs. Rockhurst
Set 1: Rockhurst 25, 麻豆头条 12
Both teams each scored six points to begin the match, making it 6-6. Rockhurst responded with back-to-back points and took control of the set from that point on.�
Ray recorded a kill to make it 14-9 in favor of the Hawks but that was the closest 麻豆头条 was able to make it. Rockhurst outscored 麻豆头条 11-3 the rest of the way to win the opening set 25-12.
Set 2: 麻豆头条 25, Rockhurst 17
The second went back-and-forth as both teams traded five points apiece. Ray recorded a service ace to give 麻豆头条 back the lead and the Flyers never looked back.
�(Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg)燼nd Ray recorded a block to 麻豆头条 a 16-13 set advantage. The Hawks got the next point before the Flyers rallied off three more in a row including a pair of aces from Ray to make it 19-14.�
Rockhurst recorded the next score before 麻豆头条 scored three straight again including a pair of kills from Alvey and a block from��(Papillion, NE/Papillion La Vista South)烬苍诲��(Springfield, Ill./Pleasant Plains)爀xtended the 麻豆头条 lead out to 22-15.�
The Flyers won the second set after picking up the last three points and tied it at 1-1.�
Set 3: 麻豆头条 25, Rockhurst 19
麻豆头条 jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the set which came from Rockhurst miscues and a block from Stefanski and O'Neill.牋Rockhurst looked to get back in the set but a block and a kill from Ray stopped any rally.
The Hawks cut it down to 12-9 but the Flyers responded with three straight including kills from Stefanski and Buxton to make it 15-9. Rockhurst got the next point before 麻豆头条 rallied for four straight including a pair of kills from Ray and then one from Stefanski.�
The Flyers were able to go ahead 2-1 after taking the third set 25-19, including a trio of kills from Buxton that gave 麻豆头条 the victory.
Set 4: 麻豆头条 25, Rockhurst 12
麻豆头条 jumped out to an early 7-3 lead after a block from Stefanski and Ray. The Flyers led for most of the way in the fourth set and never gave it up.
Rockhurst cut it down to 14-9 after recording three straight points but that was the closest the Hawks got. 麻豆头条 scored four straight after a pair of kills from Buxton, one by Ray and an ace from Hickey to make it 18-9.
The Hawks scored their last point of the match to make it 21-12 in favor of the Flyers. 麻豆头条 closed out the set and the match after recording four consecutive points including a kill from Carey and a pair from Alvey to win it 3-1.
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麻豆头条 will await its 2024 NCAA DII Tournament seeding as the selection show is Monday, November 25 at 6:30 p.m. CT with the Flyers receiving the GLVC's automatic bid. Stay tuned for the announcement on�
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