Women's Volleyball Opens SLIAC Action With Sweep Of Eureka

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women's volleyball team opened conference play with a sweep over Eureka.

Result

Fontbonne 3, Eureka 0 (25-24, 25-13, 25-12)

Set Notes

Set 1: The first set was back-and-forth action throughout with both teams not giving way on the defensive side of the net.

Fontbonne eventually grabbed a 16-15 lead on Hannah Gallagher's service ace. They maintained its lead up until the Red Devils tied it, 22-22. After both teams traded points, the Griffins got a kill from Ella Werner-Click followed by a Eureka attack error for the 25-23 win.

Both teams combined for 49 digs in the set with the Griffins having the 25-24 edge. Jadyn Fitzgerald led with five kills. Kelly Herr, Kristen Kaempfe, and Werner-Click had three kills each.

Set 2: The Griffins dominated the second from start-to-finish having a match-high .308 hitting percentage for the 25-13 win.

Fontbonne compiled 14 kills led by Kaempfe with five. Fitzgerald upped her kill total to nine in the match after totaling four in the second.

Set 3: It was more of the same story in the third with Fontbonne getting it done with 11 kills and 25 digs in the set going on for the 25-12 match win.

Team Notes

• Fontbonne totaled 41 kills and a .178 hitting percentage.
• Defensively, the team came away with 72 digs.
• The Griffins had a season-high 13 service aces.

Top Griffins

Jadyn Fitzgerald: 12 kills, .407 hitting percentage

Kristen Kaempfe: 11 kills

Ella Werner-Click: 31 assists

Emma Pramik: 18 digs

Alexa Lofgren: Career-high 15 digs

Hannah Gallagher: Season-high 14 digs

Up Next

The Griffins return to action at home on Wednesday against Westminster. First-service at 7 p.m.

Make sure to follow the women's volleyball team on all its social media accounts: Twitter(@FontbonneV), Instagram (@fontbonnewvb) and Facebook (/LadyGriffsVB).