Women's Volleyball Drops SLIAC Opener Against Spalding, Pramik Sets Career-High In Digs

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Fontbonne University women's volleyball team fell in four sets in its conference opener against Spalding on Wednesday.

Result:

Spalding def. Fontbonne, 3-1 (25-17, 25-23, 21-25, 25-13)

Records:

Spalding (1-5; 1-1 SLIAC), Fontbonne (0-3; 0-1 SLIAC)

The Basics

Set 1: In the first, a kill from Jadyn Fitzgerald had Fontbonne down 12-11. The Golden Eagles answered with a 5-0 run capped off by Mckenna Short's kill for the 17-11 lead. It was all Spalding the rest of the way going on for the opening set win, 25-17.

Set 2: In the second set, the Griffins took control with an 11-7 lead on Hannah Gallagher's kill. The two teams went point-for-point after Spalding regained a 16-15 advantage.

Tied 19-19, the Golden Eagles took a 20-19 lead on a Fontbonne attack error and never looked back hanging on for the 25-23 victory on Short's kill.

Offensively, Fontbonne had a strong second set with 12 kills and a .321 hitting percentage. Gallagher led with four kills, while Kristen Kaempfe contributed three.

Set 3: The Golden Eagles were on top 17-12 midway through the third on Gianna Fondren's kill. Then, Fontbonne answered with a with a 7-1 run with Fitzgerald's kill giving them a 19-18 lead.

After trailing 17-12, the Griffins closed out the set on a 13-4 run with consecutive kills from Kaempfe keeping Fontbonne alive with the 25-21 win.

It was another impressive offensive performance in the third by Fontbonne with 16 kills and a .314 hitting percentage. Fitzgerald led with six kills, while Kaempfe had five and Gallagher finished with four.

Set 4: The Griffins hoped to carry that momentum over into the fourth, however, the Golden Eagles took a commanding 17-6 lead. That advantage proved to be more than enough with Spalding cruising to the 25-13 set and match win.

Fontbonne Leaders

• Fontbonne finished with 43 kills and a .148 hitting percentage.
• Hannah Gallagher earned double-double No. 10 in her career with 11 kills and 10 digs.
• Kristen Kaempfe set a new season-high offensively with 11 kills and a .320 hitting percentage.
• Jadyn Fitzgerald finished with 10 kills, while Jordan Harpel added five kills to go along with her .312 hitting percentage.
• Ella Werner-Click finished with 32 assists and a season-high eight digs.
• Defensively, the Griffins were led by Emma Pramik's career-high 27 digs.

Up Next

The Griffins are back in action on Saturday when they'll visit Hannibal-LaGrange University. First-service at 1 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.