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Luther LUT 21-7, 6-2 IIAC
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Winner Loras LORW 11-17, 2-6 IIAC
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21-7, 6-2 IIAC
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Loras LORW
11-17, 2-6 IIAC
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Set Scores
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Luther LUT 21 22 26 25 13 (2)
Loras LORW 25 25 24 17 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Duhawks Knock Off Norse on Senior Night

DUBUQUE, Iowa (Duhawks.com) - In front of an electric crowd inside the Athletic and Wellness Center, the Loras women's volleyball team stunned the first-place Luther Norse in a five-set thriller on Tuesday night (25-21, 25-22, 24-26, 17-25, 15-13). Three Duhawks posted double-digit kills on the evening led by freshman Michelle Budden who racked up 15 in five sets at a .222 clip. Defensively, five different Loras players finished the match with over ten digs on their way to out-digging the Norse, 91-83.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Set One
  • Firing on all cylinders from the get-go, the Duhawks raced out to a 9-1 lead early in the first frame.
  • A resilient Norse side continued to chip away at the large margin, using three consecutive tallies in the latter stages of the set to even the score at 21-all.
  • After a punctual timeout from head coach Jenna Ness, Loras ripped off the final four points of the frame, using a kill from senior Danni Kennedy to dispatch Luther in set one, 25-21.

Set Two
  • The second set featured both teams scoring evenly back-and-forth to start, as the two sides were deadlocked at 12-all.
  • Freshman Kelly Boge checked into the match at this point and the Duhawks found the perfect rotation for a big run, scoring five straight to take control of set two.
  • Loras controlled the lead to the finish line and sophomore Claire Ritchie, who posted 13 kills and 25 assists in the match for her ninth double-double of 2016, recorded the final kill for a 25-22 win.

Set Three
  • Both sides ran off small runs in the third set, but, once again, the frame was eventually evened up with the score, 16-all.
  • After the Norse took a 20-17 lead, the Duhawks rattled off four-straight points due to Luther errors with junior Haley Bergan at the service line.
  • In one of the many exciting junctures in the match, the Norse won several long rallies which helped them to score the final two points of the frame, winning by a 26-24 final.

Set Four
  • Feeling the momentum from a gutsy third set victory, Luther jumped out to a 9-4 lead with six early kills.
  • Loras did its best to find an answer for the Norse offense, but Luther's 17 kills in the fourth set doomed the Duhawks in this frame, 25-17, sending the match to a deciding fifth game.

Set Five
  • The Norse continued to roll in the early stages of the fifth, capitalizing on Loras errors to take a 5-2 lead, prompting a timeout from Ness.
  • The Duhawks shrunk the margin to two at the turn, trailing 8-6.
  • With their backs against the wall down 11-7, Loras responded in a major way, scoring eight of the final ten points, capped by a Budden kill, to claim the dramatic five-set victory.

FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME
Danni Kennedy | The senior from Dyersville, Iowa showed her full compliment of abilities in her last match on Lillis Court Tuesday night. Kennedy recorded a stat in every major category, finishing with 13 kills, six digs, three blocks, one assist and one service ace.

UP NEXT
Seniors Jenna Erickson, Therese Schultz, Tara Blake and Kennedy will enjoy one last weekend of college volleyball as they take to the road with the rest of the Duhawks, finishing the regular season with matches against Benedictine and Aurora on Saturday.
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