Women's Volleyball Sets Season-High With 10 Block Assists In Loss Against Greenville
GREENVILLE, Ill.—The Fontbonne University women’s volleyball team fell in four sets against Greenville on Tuesday night.
GREENVILLE, Ill.—The Fontbonne University women's volleyball team fell in four sets against Greenville on Tuesday night.
Final: Greenville 3, Fontbonne 1
(25-14, 25-14, 22-25, 13-25)
Set Breakdown
Set 1: Fontbonne opened with an 8-4 lead on Jadyn Fitzgerald's kill but the Panthers closed out the set on a 21-6 run for the 25-14 set opening win.
Set 2: Hannah Gallagher gave Fontbonne the 9-8 lead with a kill but an 8-1 run by Greenville extended the Panthers lead to 16-10. The Griffins got the deficit down to 18-14 on Gallagher's kill, however, the Panthers finished off the set on a 7-0 run for the 25-14 victory.
Set 3: In the third, the Griffins started out fast with an 8-1 lead on Emma Pramik's service ace. They stretched it out to 19-12 on a block assist from Jadyn Fitzgerald and Jackie Drury. Greenville made it interesting late but Fontbonne ended the set on a 3-0 run on kills from Gallagher for the 25-21 win.
Set 4: In the fourth, the Panthers grabbed a 13-6 lead on Mia Bonacorsi's kill. From there, the Panthers remained in control going on for the 25-13 set and match win.
Head-to-Head
- Fontbonne ended with 40 kills and a .112 hitting percentage.
- Defensively, the team came away with 63 digs and a season-high 10 block assists.
- Greenville finished with 47 kills and a .248 hitting percentage.
- At the net, the Panthers rounded out with 13 block assists.
Fontbonne Leaders
- Hannah Gallagher led with a game-high 14 kills and .297 hitting percentage.
- Jadyn Fitzgerald added 11 kills, eight digs, and two block assists.
- Abby Grumich recorded her first double-double with 17 assists and 10 digs.
- Emma Pramik posted a team-high 18 digs.
- Jackie Drury was a force at the net with a season-high five block assists.
Up Next
The team returns to action this Saturday when they'll host Spalding. First-service at 2:30 p.m.
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