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Reese Kupsky, UW-Stout Sports Information
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Winner Wis.-Stout Stout 15-10,1-5 WIAC
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Hamline HU 5-20,2-8 MIAC
Winner
Wis.-Stout Stout
15-10,1-5 WIAC
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Final
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Hamline HU
5-20,2-8 MIAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wis.-Stout Stout 25 26 25 25 (3)
Hamline HU 10 28 16 16 (1)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

McCune's 20 Kills Leads Blue Devils Past Hamline

ST. PAUL — The University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic volleyball team (15-10, 1-5 WIAC) defeated Hamline (5-20, 2-8 MIAC) 3-1 (25-10, 26-28, 25-16, 25-16) Monday night at Hutton Arena. The Blue Devils hit .233 and held the Pipers to .079 while recording a 16-8 advantage in total blocks.

Stout dominated the opening set, using a pair of early runs to take control. After the teams played to a 3-3 tie, the Blue Devils scored four straight points behind a Kyra Giffen kill, a Brooke McCune service ace, an Emma Barton kill and a Barton-Sloan Horgan block to take a 7-3 lead. UW-Stout later used a 6-0 run to extend its advantage to 20-8, with Kailey Kline serving an ace and Barton, Hope Bushendorf and McCune adding kills. McCune recorded three more kills late in the set before Giffen closed out the 25-10 win with a kill.

The Blue Devils opened the second set with a 4-1 lead on kills from Bushendorf and McCune, along with two Hamline errors. The Pipers pulled within 10-9, but McCune recorded three kills during Stout's response before Giffen pushed the lead to 17-13. Hamline rallied to tie the set at 19-19 and later scored four straight points to take a 24-22 lead. McCune answered with back-to-back kills to even the score at 24-24 and added another to tie it at 25-25. Addison Kessler gave Stout a 26-25 advantage, but Hamline scored the final three points to claim the set 28-26.

Stout responded with a strong start in the third set. Brynn Hessel and Bushendorf teamed up for consecutive blocks, while kills from McCune and Bushendorf pushed the Blue Devils ahead 4-0. A Barton kill and a Phoebe Kim service ace sparked another Stout run, which included a Barton-McCune block and a McCune kill to extend the lead to 10-3. Hamline cut the margin to 16-10 and later 22-16, but Barton answered with a kill, Giffen and Barton combined on a block, and a Hamline attack error sealed the 25-16 set victory.

The Blue Devils again created early separation in the fourth set, building a 4-0 lead with blocks involving McCune, Hessel, Bushendorf and Barton, along with a Kline service ace. Stout extended the advantage to 10-4 on a Lainey Todd service ace. Hamline trimmed the margin to 15-12, but Horgan responded with a kill to halt the run. Barton added a kill to make it 21-16, and Kim served out the final four points. Blocks from Barton and McCune, followed by Barton and Horgan, helped UW-Stout close out the 25-16 set and secure the match.

TOP PERFORMERS

  • Brooke McCune: 20 kills on .327 hitting, 22.5 points, eight digs and three blocks.
  • Emma Barton: nine kills on .500 hitting, seven blocks and 12.5 points.
  • Sloan Horgan: eight blocks, three kills and 7.0 points.
  • Lainey Todd: 20 assists, 11 digs and one service ace.
  • Stephanie Petrbok: 14 digs, three assists and one service ace.

UP NEXT
The Blue Devils travel to Eau Claire, Wis., to face UW-Eau Claire at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Sonnentag Event Center.

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