Women's Volleyball Falls In Four Against Webster

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women's volleyball team suffered a tough four set loss against Webster on Wednesday night.

Result

Webster 3, Fontbonne 1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-21, 25-22)

Set Notes

Set 1: Fontbonne opened with a 7-2 lead, but the Gorloks responded taking an eventual 11-10 advantage. The Gorloks never looked back from there going on for the 25-18 win.

Fontbonne had 11 kills in the first led by Kristen Kaempfe with four. Webster finished with 10 kills and a .122 hitting percentage.

Set 2: After it being tied 11-11, the Griffins went on a 4-1 run with an attack error giving Fontbonne a 15-12 lead. They remained in control the rest of the way with a double block from Jadyn Fitzgerald and Jordan Harpel securing the 25-22 win.

Fontbonne fared much better in the second having a match-high 16 kills, to go along with its .220 hitting percentage.

Fitzgerald led with four kills, while Harpel, Morgan Horrell, and Hannah Gallagher contributed three each.

Set 3: The Gorloks opened with a 9-5 lead on Tyler Ramstack's kill forcing the Griffins to take a timeout. Fontbonne got the deficit down to 23-20, but the Gorloks got consecutive kills from Kaylee Portell for the 25-21 victory.

Fontbonne had 13 kills and a team-high .257 hitting percentage in the third. Webster, meanwhile, had 13 kills and a match-high .306 hitting percentage.

Set 4: After it being tied 10-10, the Gorloks went on an 8-3 run. Fontbonne kept battling and trailed 21-20 on Ella Werner-Click's service ace. However, the Gorloks fended off the Griffins getting a kill from Abby Jacobs for the win.

Team Notes

• Fontbonne finished with 54 kills and a .146 hitting percentage.
• Defensively, the team had 81 digs which is three off its season-high.
• Fontbonne had 12 block assists and a season-high 10 total blocks.

Top Griffins

Jadyn Fitzgerald: 13 kills, .229 hitting percentage

Kristen Kaempfe: 13 kills, .242 hitting percentage, four block assists

Morgan Horrell: Season-high 11 kills

Jordan Harpel: eight kills, two solo blocks, four block assists

Ella Werner-Click: 26 assists, 14 digs

Mia Everett: Career-high 15 digs

Emma Pramik: 14 digs

Kiya Kolb: Season-high 13 digs

Hannah Gallagher: 10 digs

Up Next

The Griffins are back in action at home on Friday against Principia beginning 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).