HAMMOND, Ind. - Competing in the NCAA Midwest Region Crossover for the fourth time in program history (wasn't played during 2020-21 season), the Davenport University women's volleyball team won all three of their matches for the second time, the other being 2019 (swept all three). Saturday, the Panthers defeated Cedarville in four sets and Kentucky Wesleyan in three.
FINAL: Davenport 3, Cedarville 1 (22-25, -17, -15, -18); Davenport 3, Kentucky Wesleyan 0 (-15, -13, -19)
RECORDS: Davenport 11-9; Cedarville 5-10; Kentucky Wesleyan 2-18
Team Leaders - Cedarville
Kills |
Hayley Kreiger (24), Emmy Webb (10), Riley Groves (7) |
Hitting % |
Grace Hayes (.400), Kreiger (.273), Megan Herr (.227) |
Aces |
Groves (4), Kenzy Corstange (3), Kreiger (1) |
Blocks |
Webb (5), Herr (3), Kreiger (2) |
Assists |
Nicole Odeen (21), Hayes (16), Corstange (3) |
Digs |
Corstange (21), Kreiger (19), Stephanie Kalinowski (12) |
Match Notes - Cedarville
- Kreiger tallied 20 or more kills in back-to-back matches for the third time this season.
- She racked up a total of 47 kills in her first two matches of the Crossover.
- Webb tied her season high in kills with 10, something she also did on Sept. 10 against Daemen.
- Groves set a new personal best for service aces in a match with four.
- Corstange sent home multiple service aces in back-to-back matches for the first time since the first two matches of her career back in 2019.
- Webb stuffed five or more attack attempts in consecutive matches for the second time this season.
- Odeen assisted on at least 20 kills for the second time in her last four matches and seventh time this fall.
- Kreiger notched her eighth double-double of the season, 17th of her career and her 19 digs in this match are a personal best.
- Corstange's 21 digs are tied for the most in her last nine outings as she also had 21 on Oct. 5 against No. 17 Hillsdale.
- Kalinowski tied her season high in digs with 12 and has had 10 or more in 12 matches since joining the program.
Team Leaders - Kentucky Wesleyan
Kills |
Megan Herr (13), Emmy Webb (12), Hayley Kreiger (6) |
Hitting % |
Abby Welke (.800), Webb (.588), Herr (.520) |
Aces |
Stephanie Kalinowski (3), Nicole Odeen (2), Kreiger (1) |
Blocks |
Herr (5), Webb (4), Kreiger (3) |
Assists |
Grace Hayes (16), Odeen (16), Kenzy Corstange (5) |
Digs |
Corstange (11), Odeen (8), Nina Rudnitsky (7) |
Match Notes - Kentucky Wesleyan
- As a team, Davenport hit an absurd .407 (41-6-86), which is good for sixth in program history and is the Panthers' highest clip in over six years.
- Davenport picked up the first wins in program history against both Drury on Friday and Kentucky Wesleyan on Saturday.
- Herr notched at least 10 kills with a hitting percentage of .500 or better for the first time this season and seventh time in her career.
- Webb seemed to revitalize herself a bit this week as she notched 10+ kills in back-to-back matches for the first time this season.
- Her 12 kills and .588 hitting percentage against Kentucky Wesleyan are both season highs.
- Welke only had five total attacks, but made the most of them as four of them ended with a kill.
- Kalinowski has now tallied nine service aces in her last four matches after having eight total in her first 15.
- Following the tournament, Kreiger was one of six players named to the GLIAC All-Tournament Team.
Story by: Cooper Weidenthaler
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