EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – On day two of the Blugold Alumni Weekend Invitational, the Yellowjacket volleyball team took on another two tough programs in Hope and tournament-host UW-Eau Claire. Versus the Dutch, the Yellowjackets suffered a 3-0 loss before stealing a set from the Blugolds but falling 3-1 inside the Sonnentag Center.
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Match One Notes
- The Yellowjackets took a 10-5 lead early on, as once again Makenna Hohbein (Holdingford, Minn./Holdingford) began the offensive attack. The Dutch leveled things at 10 after a five-point rally, and from there both teams traded points and the lead throughout the set. After three kills and a service ace from Hope, the Dutch came out on top with a 25-22 win.
- In set two, the Dutch scored early and often to hold an eight-point advantage at 12-4. Aspen Gentele (Alexandria, Minn./Alexandria) and Hohbein, alongside Kyndra Peterson (Mounds View, Minn./Irondale) rattled off kills, but it was too late as the 'Jackets fell 25-14.
- Hope came out to a 6-1 lead in the third set, with the lone point coming from a kill off the touch of Melissa Hoff (Holmen, Wis./Holmen). Hohbein added kills before Claire Egnash (Superior, Wis./Superior) saw action midway through the set, but the Dutch powered away to finish a three-set sweep with a third-set score of 25-12.
- Hohbein led with 10 kills, while Peterson and Gentele logged four.
- Alayna Schultz (Atwater, Minn./Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) led in assists and digs throughout the match, logging seven and 13, respectively. Gentele had two blocks, while Hoff logged one.
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Match Two Notes
- The Yellowjackets and UW-Eau Claire traded blows throughout the first set, as a big block from Hoff and Gentele set the tone before Superior logged a trio of Hohbein kills early on.
- Kate Jamtgaard (Grand Rapids, Minn./Grand Rapids) and Sydney Smith (Milltown, Wis./Unity) logged points for Superior midway through at 13-10, and despite a late Blugold comeback in the set, Superior won the first set 26-24.
- UWS took an early lead courtesy of Blugold miscues and kills from Gentele and Hohbein. Both teams traded the lead until UWEC fired four points in a row, giving them momentum to come away with a 25-18 win in the second.
- The Blugolds took control in the third, establishing a 9-2 lead early on. The 'Jackets had five points in a row courtesy of blocks from Jamgaard, Hoff, and Gentele and a kill from Jamtgaard. From there, UWEC responded with nine points, rolling to a third set score of 25-15.
- Superior kept things close in the fourth, as Peterson, Hohbein and Smith provided the offense early. Hoff and Jamtgaard would later join forces for an assisted block and stay within two, but the Blugolds scored the final five points to win the match 3-1 after a fourth-set score of 25-21.
- Hohbein registered a season-high 19 kills in the match, while adding a pair of service aces. Carlie Lohman (South Range, Wis./Superior) fired 15 assists, while Savanna Hering (Superior, Wis./Superior) and Alaina Wilberg (Anoka, Minn./Anoka) fired 21 and 20 digs, respectively.
- Hohbein added 14 digs to her second match, as she collected her 1,000th dig as a Yellowjacket.
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The Yellowjackets return home Wednesday where they host Crown in UMAC play. The opening serve is set for 7 p.m. inside Mertz Mortorelli Gym.
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