MINNEAPOLIS – Friday evening the Yellowjacket volleyball team took on North Central as the regular season of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) begins to dwindle. Superior came away with a 3-0 sweep, and as a club, swung at a .214 attack percentage.
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Match Notes
- Superior and NCU were trading blows in the early stages of set one before Superior scored 10 of 11 points to take a 16-7 lead. Kills from Melissa Hoff (Holmen, Wis./Holmen), Makenna Hohbein (Holdingford, Minn./Holdingford), Kyndra Peterson (Mounds View, Minn./Irondale) and Sydney Smith (Milltown, Wis./Unity) helped lead the charge.
- The Yellowjackets kept it going to claim a 25-13 win in the opening set.
- The Rams kept things closer throughout the second, as they used four points to stay within one at 12-11. After a block up front from Hoff, Aspen Gentele (Alexandria, Minn./Alexandria) and Kate Jamtgaard (Grand Rapids, Minn./Grand Rapids), the Yellowjackets went on a run and claimed set two 25-14.
- UWS led 8-1 at the start of set three and would continue to lead the way until the Rams crawled their way back within one at 18-17. Superior responded right away, as Gentele logged a kill before Jamtgaard and Chesney Phillipp (Jacksonville, N.C./Holdingford) would log the final kills for the 'Jackets, winning set three 25-20.
- Jamtgaard spearheaded the offensive output, logging eight kills with Peterson and Gentele had six apiece.
- Hoff, alongside Alaina Wilberg (Anoka, Minn./Anoka), each had three service aces. Savanna Hering (Superior, Wis./Superior) added two of her own, as well.
- Hohbein led with 15 digs, while Hering had 11 and Wilberg eight.
- Alayna Schultz (Atwater, Minn./Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) fired 17 assists, while Kenzie Aber (Blaine, Minn./Blaine) finished in double-digits with 11.
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The Yellowjackets are back in action Saturday where they take on No. 24 Northwestern. The opening serve is scheduled for 1 p.m. inside the Ericksen Center.
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