Women's Volleyball Sweeps Past Blackburn

CARLINVILLE, Ill.—After a tough five set loss the night before, the Fontbonne University women's volleyball team bounced back with a sweep over Blackburn.

Result

Fontbonne 3, Blackburn 0 (26-24, 25-18, 25-20)

Set Notes

Set 1: The Griffins trailed 24-21, but closed out the set on a 5-0 run with an attack error by the Beavers giving Fontbonne the 26-24 win.

The Griffins had 13 kills in the first set led by Kristen Kaempfe and Hannah Gallagher with four each.

Set 2: Fontbonne fared better in the second set upping its hitting percentage from .064 in the first to .194 in the second in the 25-18 victory. Kaempfe came up big with six kills giving her 10 heading into the third set.

Set 3: The Beavers took a 12-9 lead, but a 4-0 run by Fontbonne gave them the 13-12 advantage. It was all Fontbonne the rest of the way going on for the 25-20 match win.

The Griffins totaled a match-high 14 kills and .237 hitting percentage in the third. Gallagher led with five kills, while Kaempfe tacked on four more.

Team Notes

• Fontbonne finished with 37 kills and a .155 hitting percentage.
• They found success at the net for the second straight night with two solo blocks and eight block assists for six total blocks overall.

Top Griffins

Kristen Kaempfe: 14 kills, .235 hitting percentage

Hannah Gallagher: nine kills, 11 digs

Ella Werner-Click: 32 assists, nine digs

Emma Pramik: 19 digs

Up Next

The Griffins will now play three matches over the next two days at Millikin. Up first is Central (Iowa) on Friday night 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).