SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Yellowjacket volleyball team took on St. Scholastica for the second time this campaign inside Mertz Mortorelli Gym Tuesday. During their annual Dig Pink match, the Yellowjackets would come away with a 3-1 victory.
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Match Notes
- The 'Jackets were down early 3-1 but then utilized six points to take a lead in the opening set. A pair of kills courtesy of Kate Jamtgaard (Grand Rapids, Minn./Grand Rapids) helped pace the rally which also saw points from Makenna Hohbein (Holdingford, Minn./Holdingford) and Melissa Hoff (Holmen, Wis./Holmen).
- As the set ensued, the Saints crawled back and came within one at 15-14, but a combination of Hohbein kills and Saints errors helped lead the 'Jackets to a 25-22 win.
- UWS took a 6-1 lead off a pair of blocks from Jamtgaard and Sydney Smith (Milltown, Wis./Unity), consecutive kills from Hohbein and a service ace courtesy of Alaina Wilberg (Anoka, Minn./Anoka). The 'Jackets rolled to victory in the second, which saw three kills from Hoff in the final six points for a 25-14 victory.
- Set three was a back-and-forth battle through its midpoint. The Saints broke through to lead 16-13 after four-straight points to force a fourth at 25-19.
- The Yellowjackets came alive in the fourth, collecting nine points in a row to take a commanding 13-3 lead. Smith and Jamtgaard would garner more kills while Claire Egnash (Superior, Wis./Superior) checked into the match and logged a kill from a Kenzie Aber (Blaine, Minn./Blaine) assist shortly after. Hohbein and Hoff would close out the fourth with a 25-13 win.
- UWS swung at a .254 clip Tuesday evening as Hohbein led the charge with 17 kills. Hoff had 10 while Smith logged seven.
- Hoff added seven blocks while Smith and Jamtgaard had five and four, respectively.
- Savanna Hering (Superior, Wis./Superior) logged 24 digs on the evening, setting her season total to 316.
- Alayna Schultz (Atwater, Minn./Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) fired 19 assists on the evening, while Carlie Lohman (South Range, Wis./Superior) had 16.
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The Yellowjackets return to action Friday, where they take on No. 1 UW-Oshkosh in the UW-Eau Claire Alumni Weekend Invite. The opening serve is set for 4:30 p.m. inside the Sonnentag Center.
