UW-Stout 3, MSOE 0 |
UW-Stout 3, Millikin University 0
STEVENS POINT (September 21, 2019) - UW-Stout made it a clean sweep at the UW-Stevens Point Invitational by taking all three matches by 3-0 scores, including the final two matches on Saturday over the Milwaukee School of Engineering and Millikin University.
The Blue Devils opened the final day of the invitational with a 25-18, 25-22, 25-13, win over MSOE and a 25-18, 25-20, 25-19 win over Millikin to run their overall season record to 12-4.
In the opening match against the Raiders, the Blue Devils were all aces, tallying 15 points at the service line.
Emily Makina dropped in five aces, while
Lexie Nelson recorded four and
Amber Ripley three.
Jessica DuVal, Elise Bannit and
Steph Cannon each had one.Â
Nelson, one of the Blue Devils' setter in the 6-2 formation led the Blue Devils on the attack with seven kills and matched fellow setter DuVal with 12 assists, . Freshman
Lydia Kneubuehl recorded six kills as did sophomore
Grace Maurer. MSOE (5-10) got 10 kills from Quinn Borchart. The Raiders recorded two solo blocks and 10 assisted blocks.
Against Millikin (6-6), the Blue Devils had to fight their way through the Big Blue's blocking game - Millikin had five solo blocks, two assisted blocks. Stout got eight kills from Ripley, seven from Kneubuehl, six from Maurer, five from
McKylie Hoff and four from
Kara Simonson. DuVal had two service aces and Bannit, Cannon, Ripley and Makina each had one.
McKylie Hoff and Cannon were selected to the all-tournament team.
The Blue Devils return to Stevens Point Wednesday, Sept. 25 to face the Pointers in a conference contest at 7 p.m.
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