Women's Volleyball Falls In Its Season Opener Against WashU
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women’s volleyball team dropped its season opener in four sets against WashU.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women's volleyball team dropped its season opener in four sets against WashU.
Result
WashU 3, Fontbonne 1 (25-10, 24-26, 25-18, 25-11)
Set Notes
Set 1: The Bears had 15 kills on 27 swings for a .519 hitting percentage. Jasmine Sells led with six kills and a .750 hitting percentage. Fontbonne totaled seven kills for a .133 hitting percentage. Jadyn Fitzgerald and Kristen Kaempfe tied with three kills each.
Set 2: The Bears jumped out to a 10-5 lead, but Fontbonne crawled back taking a 15-14 lead on Kaempfe's kill. Later, the Bears regained the lead and held a 24-22 advantage over the Griffins. Fontbonne closed out on a 4-0 run capped off by Hannah Gallagher's kill for the 26-24 win.
Fontbonne had 12 kills in the second set led by Gallagher with four. Jordan Harpel contributed three and a .375 hitting percentage. The Bears had 11 kills and a .135 hitting percentage.
Set 3: The Griffins grabbed an early lead in the third, but the Bears went on a 4-0 run taking a 14-10 advantage. WashU went on for the 25-18 victory.
WashU totaled 14 kills and a .290 hitting percentage with Sells and Michaela Bach tying with five kills. Fontbonne added 10 kills and a .139 hitting percentage. Ella Werner-Click led with three kills, to go along with her seven assists.
Set 4: The Bears totaled 14 kills and a .414 hitting percentage for the victory. Alaina Bohrer and Sells tallied five kills each. The Griffins totaled six kills and a .032 hitting percentage.
Top Griffins
- Jadyn Fitzgerald: eight kills.
- Jordan Harpel: seven kills, .238 hitting percentage
- Kristen Kaempfe: seven kills
- Ella Werner-Click: five kills, 28 assists, eight digs
- Emma Pramik: 13 digs
Up Next
The Griffins return to action next Wednesday when they'll visit University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy. 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).