ST. PAUL, Minn. (Duhawks.com) - The Loras women's volleyball team bounced back from a 3-0 loss to No. 4 Northwestern on Friday to defeat St. Scholastica, 3-1, at the Kathryne Pals Legacy Invitational. Sophomore
Kayla Kinney finished with a combined 23 kills between the two matches, including a 16-kill performance against the Saints.
LORAS STATISTICAL LEADERS - MATCH 1
Kills –
Kayla Kinney (7),
Michelle Budden (6),
Kelly Boge (3)
Aces –
Abby Allgeyer (1),
Haley Bergan (1)
Blocks –
Kelly Boge (6),
Lindsay Lannen (4),
Kayla Kinney (3)
Assists –
Jessalyn Roling (16),
Haley Bergan (2),
Jenna Mazur (1)
Digs –
Haley Bergan (9),
Jessalyn Roling (7),
Morgan Potts (6)
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LORAS STATISTICAL LEADERS - MATCH 2
Kills –
Abby Allgeyer (16),
Kayla Kinney (16),
Kelly Boge (11)
Aces –
Jenna Mazur (3),
Haley Bergan (2),
Kayla Kinney (1)
Blocks –
Kelly Boge (6),
Jenna LaCorte (2),
Abby Allgeyer (2)
Assists –
Paige Griffith (43),
Jenna Mazur (2),
Haley Bergan (1)
Digs –
Haley Bergan (18),
Jenna Mazur (15),
Jenna LaCorte (12)
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NOTABLES
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Haley Bergan became Loras' all-time digs leader, surpassing Michelle Bahl with 1,817 digs
- In the second match against St. Scholastica, three Duhawks recorded double-digit kills, a feat that was never accomplished in the 2016 season
- Against St. Scholastica and in her first start at Loras, junior
Paige Griffith recorded 43 assists, the most by a Loras setter since
Jenna Erickson recorded 35 against Buena Vista in 2015
- The 16 kills by Kinney and sophomore
Abby Allgeyer tied the second-best mark since 2015
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FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME – KAYLA KINNEY
The Las Vegas, Nev. native totaled seven kills against Northwestern and added three total blocks along with two digs.
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FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME – KELLY BOGE
The Wahlert Catholic graduate rattled off 11 kills and a .667 attack percentage to go along with six total blocks, setting a new career-high for the Kieler, Wis. native.
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UP NEXT
Loras faces Concordia-Moorhead on Saturday, Sept. 2 at the Kathryne Pals Legacy Invitational with the match scheduled to start at 11:00 a.m. On Friday, the Cobbers lost 3-1 to St. Scholastica before defeating Buena Vista, 3-2.