Women's Volleyball Sweeps Past Principia But Falls In Finale Against Westminster

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women's volleyball team hosted its Tri-Match today and the Griffins opened with a sweep of Principia. In the finale, though the Griffins fell in straight sets in a battle against Westminster.

Game One:

Fontbonne def. Principia, 3-0 (25-8, 25-19, 25-19)

Records:

Fontbonne 4-7, Principia 0-7

The Basics

Set 1: After Principia tied it 5-5, the Griffins dominated the rest of the set closing out on a 20-3 run for the 25-8 victory. Fontbonne played its best set in the morning with a match-high 14 kills and .333 hitting percentage.

Set 2: In the second set, the Griffins led 15-9 after three consecutive Panthers attack errors. They expanded its lead out to 20-14 on Hannah Gallagher's kill and despite Principia trimming the advantage to 22-19, the Griffins closed out on a 3-0 run with Ella Werner-Click's service ace giving them the 25-19 victory.

Set 3: After Fontbonne trailed 8-5, the Griffins rattled off an 8-1 run capped off by Lexi Moore's kill for the 13-9 lead. Despite the Panthers narrowing Fontbonne's lead down to 21-19 later in the set, the Griffins fended off Principia for the 25-19 match win.

Fontbonne Leaders

• The Griffins finished with 34 kills and a .156 hitting percentage.
• Lizzy Harvey and Kristen Kaempfe led with seven kills. Harvey added a career-high .750 hitting percentage.
• Hannah Gallagher finished with six kills.
• Ella Werner-Click handed out 30 assists.
• Emma Pramik led the team defensively with eight digs.

Game Two:

Result:

Westminster def. Fontbonne, 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 27-25)

Records:

Westminster (7-9; 3-1 SLIAC), Fontbonne (4-8; 3-2 SLIAC)

The Basics

Set 1: The Blue Jays took a 10-4 lead on a kill from Emma Geier. Fontbonne gathered themselves and trailed 12-11 on Jordan Harpel's kill.

Westminster responded going a 5-2 run leading 18-13 on a solo block from Claire Whitehouse. Later, the Blue Jays were on top 21-15, but Fontbonne kept battling going on a 5-0 run with an Ella Werner-Click service ace putting the Griffins down 21-20.

However, the Blue Jays closed out the set on a 4-2 run as Geier capped the set off for Westminster for the 25-22 win.

Set 2: In the second set, the Blue Jays once again started fast with an 11-7 lead on Gretchen Durbala's kill. Westminster totaled 10 kills and just one error on 22 swings for a .409 hitting percentage in the set and despite Fontbonne having a team-high 13 kills the Blue Jays were able to go on for the 25-18 win.

Set 3: In the third, the two teams met-up at 15-15 on a couple Blue Jays attack errors. Westminster expanded its lead to 20-16 on a double block from Whitehouse and Eryka Wanyonyi which forced the Griffins staff to take a timeout.

Out of the break, the Griffins tied it at 23-23 and went on to lead 24-23 on Kaempfe's kill. After a kill from Haley Menke and a double block from Kaempfe and Harpel, the score was all tied up 25-25. However, the Blue Jays got a kill from Wanyonyi and from there collected the final point for the 27-25 match win.

Fontbonne Notables

• Fontbonne finished with 36 kills and a .126 hitting percentage.
• Defensively, the team came away with 12 block assists.
• Jadyn Fitzgerald led with 13 kills and a .278 hitting percentage.
• Kaempfe and Hannah Gallagher contributed eight kills each.
• Ella Werner-Click finished with 31 assists, three service aces, and seven digs.
• Emma Pramik finished with a team-high 14 digs.
• Harpel tied her season-high with five block assists, while Kaempfe added four.

Up Next

The Griffins return to action on Monday night when they'll host Greenville. 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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