ST. BONIFACIOUS, Minn. – Last week, the Yellowjacket volleyball team moved into first place in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) following an upset win over Northwestern to close out the home portion of its regular season schedule. The 'Jackets fell out of first place Friday, however, following a grueling five-set loss at Minnesota Morris.
 
It was a quick turnaround for the 'Jackets Saturday, as they took to the court in the morning to take on Crown College.

Not having a lot of time to dwell on Friday's defeat sat well with the Yellowjackets, as they made quick work of the Polars, defeating them 3-0 in a little over an hour.
 
With the win, the Yellowjackets improved to 10-2 in the UMAC to go along with a 21-7 overall mark. The Yellowjackets have won eight of their last nine matches.
 
The Yellowjackets employed a balanced attack Saturday, with 13 different players recording at least one kill. Makenna Hohbein (Holdingford, Minn./Holdingford), the reigning UMAC Offensive Player of the Week paced the offense once again, finishing with a team-high seven kills. Colleen Claude (Centuria, Wis./Homeschool) and Gabi Schwirtz (Plato, Minn./Glencoe-Silver Lake) had 16 and 14 assists, respectively. Jenna Anderson (Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji) had 20 digs, the only Yellowjacket to reach double figures.
 
Match Notes

• The Yellowjackets steamrolled Crown in the opening set, winning it 25-5. The Yellowjackets won the first six points and lead 12-4 before going on a 13-1 run to close the set.
• In the opening set the Yellowjackets attacked at a clip of .515.
• Things were close early in the second set, with the Yellowjackets holding a slim 5-4 advantage. It stayed tight until the 'Jackets, ahead 13-11, went on a 6-0 run to pull away. Kate Jamtgaard (Grand Rapids, Minn./Grand Rapids), Carlie Lohman (South Range, Wis./Superior) and Ella Kapus (Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine) all had kills during the run. Another 5-0 later in the set gave the Yellowjackets the margin they needed to take the set 25-14.
• Crown had a lead early in the third set, but the Yellowjackets fought back and eventually took a 6-5 lead. From there the teams traded points, with neither building a lead of more than two points. That changed when a kill by Maiana Stark (Germantown, Wis./Germantown) sent the 'Jackets on a 4-0 run to move in front 18-14. Crown countered, however, with a 3-0 run to pull back to within one. Schwirtz and Hohbein then had kills in a 4-0 run to give the Yellowjackets the breathing room they needed. Up four at 23-19, the 'Jackets got back-to-back kills from Marena Saeger (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater) to close out the set 25-19 and the match 3-0.
• Saturday was the 22nd time this season Anderson had 20 or more digs. She also had three assists and a kill.
• Schwirtz had five service aces.
• As a team the Yellowjackets had an attack percentage of .313 for the match.
• The Yellowjackets are now 26-0 all-time against Crown.

 The Yellowjackets will be back in action Friday, November 8 when they travel to Martin Luther. The first serve is set for 7 p.m. at LSC Gymnasium.
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