Volleyball drops two over weekend

St. Louis, M0. - Fontbonne women's volleyball dropped their matches on Saturday against Greenville and Principia falling to 4-6 in SLIAC standings.

Against Greenville, the Griffins fell 17-25, 18-25 and 17-25. Fontbonne started off 4-0 until Greenville posted a 14-2 run to lead 14-6 and wouldn't look back. The Griffins led 12-8 during set two, but Greenville's 12-1 run would secure the lead for the remainder of the set and Greenville led the majority of the third set.

Principia dropped a five-set thriller to host Webster before taking on the Griffins. Fontbonne took set one 25-19, but fell in the next three sets. With the second set tied 20-20, Principia posted five straight points for the win and continued their streak for the majority of the third set. The Panthers scored 10 unanswered points to open set three and the Griffins couldn't post a comeback as they fell 12-25. In the final set, with the teams tied 11-11, Principia scored six points in a row. Fontbonne then went on a 7-3 run to cut Principia's lead to two. The Panthers finished the set 25-20.

Kersten McDonough led the Griffins with 36 kills after she recorded 11 against Greenville and 25 against Principia. Emily Merick totaled 14 kills with 10 against Principia. Maddie Stadler led the Griffins in digs each game totaling 34 (21-Principia; 13-Greenville). The Griffins posted 86 digs against Principia with McDonough adding 16, Lynsey Wehrenberg 17 and DeWitt ten. Krista Beyer recorded 10 digs against Greenville. Wehrenberg totaled 37 assists on the day.

The Griffins travel to Lincoln Christian Tuesday for a 7pm match.