Women's Volleyball Earns First Win On Year In Impressive Fashion Over Webster

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women's volleyball team treated its fans in its home opener to a four-set win over Webster.

Result:

Fontbonne def. Webster, 3-1 (25-22, 25-22, 15-25, 25-16)

Records:

Fontbonne (1-4; 1-1 SLIAC), Webster (6-7; 2-1 SLIAC)

The Basics:

Set 1: The Griffins rattled off a 3-0 run to gain a 14-10 lead on a Webster attack error and that forced the Gorloks to take a timeout. Out of the break, the Griffins expanded its lead out to 23-16, however, the Gorloks went on a 6-0 run trailing 23-22 and that forced Fontbonne to call timeout to talk things over.

Fontbonne was able to regroup and close out the set on Kristen Kaempfe's kill and a service ace from her as well for the 25-22 win.

Set 2: The Griffins carried that momentum over into the second taking a 9-1 lead on Alexa Lofgren's service ace. The Gorloks got right back in it going on an 11-4 run to narrow the Griffins lead down to 13-12.

However, the Griffins never relinquished its lead as the set wore on and they were able to go on for the 25-22 victory on Lizzy Harvey's kill.

Set 3: In the third, the Gorloks this time around opened with a commanding 14-5 lead after a Kyra Gensel service ace. It was Webster's best set on the night with the team totaling 10 kills and a .267 hitting percentage en route to the 25-15 victory.

Set 4: The Griffins, though gathered themselves and put the match away in the fourth. After Fontbonne led 12-8, the home team went on a dominating 8-0 run leading, 20-8. It was smooth sailing from there with Fontbonne totaling a match-high 15 kills en route to the 25-16 win.

Fontbonne Leaders

• The Griffins finished with 49 kills and a .111 hitting percentage.
• They set new season-highs with seven service aces, while defensively the team dominated at the net with a season-high 12 block assists.
• Jadyn Fitzgerald made it double-double No. 10 in her career with 12 kills and 14 digs.
• Kristen Kaempfe tied her season-high with 11 kills and set a new season-high with three blocks.
• Kelly Herr had a massive game as well with nine kills and a .250 hitting percentage.
• Setter Ella Werner-Click had the offense in a rhythm tonight with 40 assists and 13 digs. It's her fourth career double-double.
• Emma Pramik recorded her third straight 20-plus dig contest ending with 22.
• Jordan Harpel was one off her season-high with four blocks.

Up Next

The Griffins head out to Franklin, Indiana tomorrow when they'll take on host Franklin at 4 p.m. On Saturday, the Griffins are in action bright and early against Baldwin Wallace at 9 a.m., followed by Anderson (Ind.) at 11 a.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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