Women's Volleyball Falls In Four Against Eutectics

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women's volleyball team suffered a tough four set loss against University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy on Wednesday night.

Result

UHSP def. Fontbonne (15-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-22)

Records: UHSP 1-9, Fontbonne 0-2

The Basics

Set 1: After the Eutectics trimmed the deficit down to 4-3, the Griffins went on a 9-0 run with consecutive kills from Jadyn Fitzgerald giving Fontbonne a commanding 13-4 lead.

UHSP made it interesting late narrowing the deficit down to 19-15 but Fontbonne closed out the set on a 6-0 run, including three straight block assists from Jardan Harpel, Hannah Gallagher, and Kristen Kaempfe for the 25-15 win.

It was a dominant first set for Fontbonne with 13 kills on 30 swings for a match-high .367 hitting percentage

Set 2: After trailing 13-8, the Griffins went on a 4-0 run with kills from Kelly Herr and Hannah Gallagher putting Fontbonne down by one. The Eutectics expanded its advantage to 20-14 and were able to fend off Fontbonne for the 25-20 win.

Set 3: It was point-for-point play in the third with Fontbonne trailing 14-13 on Fitzgerald's kill. A 4-0 run by the Eutectics gave them some breathing room on Danielle Underwood's kill. Fontbonne tried to pull a late rally but it was UHSP hanging on for the 25-20 victory.

After having 12 errors in the second, the Griffins bounced back offensively in the third with 10 kills and just one error for a .243 hitting percentage. However, the Eutectics posted a match-high 19 kills on 42 swings for a team-high .286 hitting percentage.

Set 4: The Eutectics had a 14-12 lead on Evelyn McQueen's kill but a 4-0 run by Fontbonne had them on top, 16-14. UHSP regained the lead but Fontbonne was right there down 21-20 on Hannah Gallagher's kill. The comeback was not to be, though with the Eutectics winning the set and the match, 25-22.

Fontbonne Leaders

• Gallagher recorded double-double No. 9 in her career with a match-high 15 kills and 12 digs.
• Fitzgerald also had a strong game on both sides of the net with double-double No. 8 in her career with 13 kills and 16 digs.
• Kelly Herr had eight kills and a season-high .429 hitting percentage.
• Kristen Kaempfe also set season-highs in kills (seven) and digs (eight).
• Jordan Harpel was dominant at the net tying her season-high with six kills and collecting five block assists.
• Ella Werner-Click handed out a match-high 38 assists.
• Emma Pramik posted a team and season-high 19 digs.
• Offensively, the Griffins finished with 51 kills and a .203 hitting percentage.
• Defensively, the team came away with 75 digs and 11 block assists.

Up Next

The Griffins road trip continues when they'll jump into conference play for the first time against Spalding. First-service at 5:30 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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