Women's Volleyball comes together for victory
Deerfield, Ill. – The Cardinal Stritch University women’s volleyball team extended their win streak to three in a win over Trinity International University on Thursday. The Wolves used very strong net play and made very few errors to overcome being outdone in kills and digs.
The Wolves took set one 25-22 using a spread out offense. Anna Flock (Norwalk, Wis.), Ashley Wipperfurth (Sauk City, Wis.), Shannon Petrack (Winneconne, Wis.), and Kaitlin Fischer (Mokena, Ill.) all contributed multiple kills, as Fischer put down three of five team blocks to begin the clinic that would continue throughout the game. Carly Yattaw (Highlands Ranch, Col.) put down four kills in the set for the Trojans.
Game two came down to the wire, as Yattaw found her groove, recording six kills in the set. The Wolves continued to use all their hitters to overcome TIU. Wipperfurth earned four kills in the set, while Flock and Fischer each put down three. Stritch once again put back five blocks in a 26-24 win.
Trinity International came out strong in the third set, as Yattaw continued to dominate, contributing seven kills. The Wolves couldn’t come through this time, even after Alyssa Ahmad (St. Francis, Wis.) put down four kills. The rest of the offense wasn’t quite so successful and the Wolves’ blocking fell off from the previous sets as Stritch fell 16-25.
In the fourth and final set Flock took charge for the Wolves, contributing six kills, and the team combined for four total blocks. Cari Corozza (Milwaukee, Wis.) earned eight digs in the set, while Jackie Schmitz (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) recorded seven in the 25-23 win.
Yattaw led the Trojans with a match-high 23 kills. Taylor Arseneau (Kankakee, Ill.) led all athletes with 26 digs, while Cheri Stoddard (Muscoda, Wis.) contributed 45 assists.
Flock led the Wolves with 12 kills and Wipperfurth added 10. Fischer contributed a team-high 31 assists in the match. Schmitz led with 22 digs, while Corozza earned 15. Stritch recorded a total of 16 blocks. Fischer led the way with four.
The Wolves improve to 10-18 overall and 4-5 in the CCAC. They are slated to play their final match on Nov. 3, at conference foe Saint Xavier University at 7:00 p.m.