MILWAUKEE – In the program's first NACC Tournament game, No. 4 seed MSOE women's volleyball team ran away from No. 5 Illinois Tech in straight set for their first ever tournament victory. The Raiders racked up a total of twelve service aces on the night while committing just one attacking error for the final two sets.
RESULT
No. 4 MSOE RAIDERS – 3
No. 5 Illinois Tech - 0
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Things were back and forth to start the match until a 4-0 run from Illinois Tech (17-11, 8-4 NACC) put them in a healthy position leading 7-4, extending it up to 12-7. MSOE (16-9, 9-3 NACC) became powerhouses at the service line, going on an 8-1 run as Ella Notheisen and Natalie Martinez each recorded three aces each to lead 15-13 at the technical timeout. Trading points after that, a kill from Sydney Emineth sparked a 4-0 run for their largest lead of the set, eventually holding on to win 25-20.
- The Raiders got out to a hot start to open set two with Emma Schattschneider capped a 6-1 run with a pair of kills and teamed up with Brenna Fledderman for a block. Leading 12-8, the Raiders began to roll offensively as they did not commit a single attacking error for the entire set, making a statement on a 10-1 run with a pair of kills from Fledderman and a pair of aces from Martinez to lead 21-9. Holding steading there, Schattschneider capped off the set with an ace to win 25-11.
- The Scarlet Hawks fought back to begin set three, having things tied at five early. Kills from Ashley Murphy and Notheisen pushed the lead to 8-5 before a long 9-2 run with four kills from Schattschneider strung out the set 17-8. The Scarlet Hawks cut their deficit down with a 5-1 run to cut it down to five 18-13 until a kill from Murphy started perfect stretch from the Raiders, closing on a 7-1 run with Murphy ending things with a kill to win 25-14.
MSOE STAT TRACKER
Kills –
Emma Schattschneider (14)
Digs –
Natalie Martinez (15)
Assists –
Maddie Abel (17)
Aces –
Natalie Martinez &
Ella Notheisen (5)
Blocks –
Emma Schattschneider &
Brenna Fledderman (2)
WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders travel to face No. 1 seed Aurora University on Thursday, November 12
th for the NACC Semifinal. First serve is set for 7:00 p.m.
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