SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Yellowjacket volleyball team claimed its seventh sweep of the season Saturday, as they defeated Bethany Lutheran 3-0 on Senior Day inside Mertz Mortorelli Gym.
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Match Notes
- The Yellowjackets gained an early 7-2 lead after early offense from Sydney Smith (Milltown, Wis./Unity), Kate Jamtgaard (Grand Rapids, Minn./Grand Rapids), Savanna Hering (Superior, Wis./Superior) and Chesney Phillipp (Jacksonville, N.C./Holdingford). Superior continued to lead throughout the set, as a pair of Viking errors and Yellowjacket kills pushed them ahead to a 25-17 win in the opener.
- Aspen Gentele (Alexandria, Minn./Alexandria) logged two early kills before Alaina Wilberg (Anoka, Minn./Anoka) and Makenna Hohbein (Holdingford, Minn./Holdingford) joined the party, but the Vikings remained within striking distance and came within one at 17-16.
- Smith and Hohbein, alongside Jamtgaard, logged kills to push their lead ahead while Kyndra Peterson (Mounds View, Minn./Irondale) slammed one home to come away with a 25-22 victory in set two.
- Superior held an edge in set three, but the Vikings looked to close the gap early trailing by one at 13-12. The 'Jackets garnered nine consecutive points, which included kills and blocks from Phillipp, leading them to a 3-0 sweep after a third set score of 25-16.
- Jamtgaard led with seven kills, while Hohbein had six and Peterson had four.
- Phillipp secured bour blocks to lead the charge, while Smith had two and Peterson three.
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The Yellowjackets (16-7, 7-1 UMAC) hit the road Friday as they take on North Central. The opening serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. inside Clark-Danielson Gymnasium.
