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Volleyball goes 2-2 at St. Norbert

Farrah Wirtz


This weekend the Yellowjackets broke their three game skid and went 2-2 at the St. Norbert College Tournament in DePere, Wisconsin.

Yellowjackets 3, Finlandia 0
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In the first game, the Yellowjackets dominated the Finlandia University Lions, sweeping them 3-0. In three sets the Yellowjackets only allowed the Lions to score a total 32 points and never more than 12 a set. Emily Kadlec (Mora, Minn./Mora) was the biggest contributor in the match as she had five kills and 12 digs for the Yellowjackets. Kadlec was supported by a strong showing from Elle Niemela (Cokato, Minn./Dassel-Cokato), who had 11 assists with no errors in the match. Offensively Brooke Vonasek (East Grand Forks, Minn./East Grand Forks) lead the team with six kills.

Carthage 3, Yellowjackets 0
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After a big win the first game, the Carthage Lady Reds were able to hold off the Yellowjackets winning 25-23, in two of the three sets. Defensively, UW-Superior had a total of 61 digs, 41 of which came from, Farrah Wirtz (Esko, Minn./Esko) (16), Kitty Tynen (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater) (14), and Emily Cole (Grantsburg, Wis./Grantsburg) (11). At the net Jessica Zimmerman (Monticello, Minn./Monticello) had six kills along with Salann Gilbert (Solon Springs, Wis./Solon Springs) who had six kills and four block assists. Although the Yellowjackets played hard, a total of 18 attacking errors and a .087 attacking percentage kept UW-Superior from overtaking the Carthage.

Yellowjackets 3, St. Norbert 2
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Game three of the tournament proved that the Yellowjackets have heart on the court. After losing the first two sets, the Yellowjackets rallied in the final three sets to come out victorious over the Green Knights. This was the first time this year that UW-Superior would go the full five sets in a match. Not only did they win the final three sets but they showed improvement in almost every aspect, throughout the match.

The Yellowjackets played some of their best defense of the year in this match as they had 97 digs and 14 blocks. Wirtz lead the team with 45 digs.  She was backed by Keely Deadrick (Esko, Minn./Esko) who had 21 digs and a team high 44 assists. For the second time in the tournament Kadlec and Vonasek led the team with 11 kills on 29 attempts each. Gilbert and Nikki Gosson (Mankato, Minn./Mankato East) also chipped in nine kills apiece. Nicole O'Bryan was one of three Yellowjackets to have three solo blocks.

Eau Claire 3, Yellowjackets 0
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The final match of the tournament was against a fellow conference team, the UW-Eau Claire Blugolds. In the conference standings, the Blugolds are just in front of the Yellowjackets at 1-2.   However, the Blugolds proved to be too much for the Yellowjackets as they posted a .387 attacking percentage and 43 digs on the night, compared to the Yellowjackets .000 attack percentage and 28 digs, the second lowest dig total for the Yellowjackets on the year. The Yellowjackets also had their lowest total kills (11) and assists (14) in any game of the season.

All-Tournament Team: Farrah Wirtz (Esko, Minn./Esko) was the Yellowjacket entrant on the all-tournament team, it was announced at the conclusion of the weekend.

The Yellowjackets (14-7, 0-2 WIAC) will take on the Falcons of UW-River Falls (14-5, 2-0 WIAC) on Wednesday, October 3 at 7:00 p.m. in River Falls, Wis. The Yellowjackets will be looking to take down the No. 2 team in the WIAC and get their first conference win of the season.
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