Women's Volleyball Bounces Back With Win Over Blackburn

CARLINVILLE, Ill.—After suffering a tough loss against Spalding on Friday night, the Fontbonne University women's volleyball team bounced back with a sweep over Blackburn.

Result:

Fontbonne def. Blackburn, 3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 26-24)

Records:

Fontbonne (8-14; 5-5 SLIAC), Blackburn (2-22; 2-8 SLIAC)

The Basics

Set 1: The Griffins owned an 8-6 lead but a 5-0 run by the Beavers had them ahead 11-8 on Jessica Muckensturm's kill. Later, the two teams were all even at 19-19 on Alexa Lofgren's service ace.

However, three straight points from Blackburn gave them the 22-19 advantage. However, the Griffins closed out the set on a 6-1 run capped off by Jadyn Fitzgerald's kill for the 25-23 winner.

Set 2: It was a faster start from Fontbonne in the second with a 9-2 advantage. They continued its dominance in the second with a 22-13 lead on Ella Werner-Click's kill and never let Blackburn get within striking distance winning, 25-17.

Set 3: The Griffins held a marginal lead in the third with Jackie Drury's kill giving them the 14-9 lead. Blackburn continued battling and eventually took a 24-23 lead on Kyleigh Marty's kill. The Griffins, though kept its composure getting a kill from Jordan Harpel to tie it up.

Then, an attack error followed by a solo block from Kristen Kaempfe secured the 26-24 win.

Fontbonne Leaders

• Kaempfe had herself a game with a match-high 14 kills and a season-high .650 hitting percentage.
• Jadyn Fitzgerald added nine kills and tied for the match-high with 14 digs.
• Hannah Gallagher contributed seven kills and 10 digs.
• Drury and Harpel finished with four kills each.
• Ella Werner-Click collected her second straight double-double and third in her last four with 34 assists and 13 digs.
• Emma Pramik finished with 12 digs.

Up Next

The Griffins continue its road swing on Wednesday when they'll visit Eureka. First-service at 7 p.m.

About Fontbonne University

Fontbonne University is a private, Catholic liberal arts university located in St. Louis, committed to a transformative education and inspiring students to become global citizens who think critically, act ethically and serve responsibly. The university, founded in 1923, is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. For more information, visit www.fontbonne.edu.

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