Women's Volleyball Drops A Pair Against Baldwin Wallace And Anderson

FRANKLIN, Ind.—The Fontbonne University women's volleyball team dropped a pair of tough contests today against Baldwin Wallace and Anderson.

Game One

Baldwin Wallace def. Fontbonne, 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-13)

Records:

Baldwin Wallace 13-3, Fontbonne 1-6

The Basics

Set 1: Fontbonne started out fast with an 8-3 lead on Kelly Herr's solo block. The Yellow Jackets battled back and eventually took a 14-12 lead on Morgan Martin's consecutive service aces.

Later, the Griffins stayed within striking distance down 19-17 on Jadyn Fitzgerald's kill but the Yellow Jackets closed out the set on a 6-1 run for the 25-18 win.

Set 2: The two teams met-up at 10-10 on Herr's kill. The Yellow Jackets went on a 9-1 run from there and never looked back going on for the 25-16 victory.

Set 3: The Yellow Jackets started fast in the third grabbing a 12-5 lead. Kristen Kaempfe added a kill to trim the deficit down to 16-10, however, the Yellow Jackets closed out the set on a 9-2 run for the 25-12 set and match win.

Fontbonne Leaders

• Fontbonne finished with 23 kills and 24 errors for a negative -.010 hitting percentage.
• Fitzgerald led with six kills and 12 digs.
• Herr added five kills and a .182 hitting percentage.
• Ella Werner-Click earned her fifth career double-double and second in the last three with 21 assists and 11 digs.
• Emma Pramik tied Fitzgerald for a team-high 12 digs.
• Alexa Lofgren tied her season-high with nine digs.

Game Two

Result:

Anderson def. Fontbonne, 3-1 (18-25, 25-8, 25-18, 25-18)

Records:

Anderson 7-8, Fontbonne 1-7

The Basics

Set 1: In the first set, the Griffins were rolling right along with a commanding 13-6 lead. They stretched it out to 17-9 on a block assist from Herr and Kaempfe.

Anderson tried to make it interesting late trailing 21-18 but the Griffins closed out the set on a 4-0 run for the 25-18 win.

Set 2: The script flipped in the second with Anderson opening with an 9-2 lead and were in control throughout totaling 13 kills and a .632 hitting percentage en route to the 25-8 victory.

Set 3: A kill from Fitzgerald put the Griffins down 15-10. Anderson, though expanded its advantage out to 22-12 and despite a late charge from Fontbonne the Ravens were able to hang on for the 25-18 winner.

Set 4: It was another fast start from the Ravens in the fourth as they grabbed a 12-5 lead. Fontbonne got the deficit down to 16-11 on Kaempfe's kill. The Ravens put some distance between themselves and the Griffins taking a 21-13 lead and from there went on for the 25-18 match win.

Fontbonne Leaders

• Fontbonne finished with 30 kills and a .093 hitting percentage.
• Fitzgerald led with a season-high 15 kills and .265 hitting percentage.
• Ella Werner-Click added 23 assists and eight digs.
• Emma Pramik paced them defensively with 12 digs.

Up Next

The Griffins begin a six-game home stretch starting next Tuesday when they'll host Blackburn. First-service at 7 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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