Box Score GREEN BAY, WI - The Western Illinois Women's Volleyball team played two hard fought matches against Green Bay on September 18th and 19th, losing the first match 3 sets to 0, and the second match by the same score.
FRIDAY
In the first set of match 1, Western Illinois went on some good runs, but were unable to stop the strong Phoenix attack, allowing five runs of three points or more by the Phoenix, which led the final score to be 25-16.
During the second set, the Leathernecks again allowed three runs of four points or more, but combated that with runs of their own, leading 11-7, keeping the match tied at 14, and were down 19-21, before Green Bay went on one final run where they ended up winning the set 19-25.
The third and final set saw Western Illinois be unable to get many big runs going, as the Phoenix defense was unstoppable, ending with a 13-25 score and a loss for the Leathernecks.
In game one the Leathernecks were led in kills by Kennedy Adair with seven, followed by Audrey Pender, Emelia Kouri, and Ashlee Markert with four. Jaleah Bauss and Alysia Perez were the two primary assistants for the Leathernecks, having 10 and eight respectively. Audrey Pender had the only solo block for the team in game one, and Karlie Lane led the team with 11 digs.
SATURDAY
The first set of match two ended with a final score of 11-25, and was a set that the Leathernecks just were unable to start off on the right foot, which led to the Phoenix being able to take over the set, and go on multiple long scoring runs.
Set two in match two was very competitive, with the teams trading points back and forth throughout, but the offense for the Phoenix just proved to be too much for the Leathernecks, resulting in an 18-25 final.
The third and final set of the match was one where Western Illinois was down early, but started to stage a comeback. The Leathernecks won 6 straight points during the set to bring the score to 19-22, before Green Bay took 3 straight points, to end the set and match.
The kills leader for Western Illinois in the match on Saturday was Kennedy Adair with eight, with Hillary Estes not far behind with seven. Alysia Perez and Jaleah Bauss were both the primary assistants, having 12 and nine respectively, with Perez having the lone ace for Western Illinois. Karlie Lane led Western with 10 digs as well.
NEXT TIME
The Leathernecks will face SEMO on September 25th and 26th at home in Western Hall, marking the home opener for the team and the first games of OVC play.
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