DUBUQUE, Iowa (Duhawks.com) - The Loras women's volleyball team finished its weekend in the Athletic & Wellness Center with a five-set thriller over Simpson on Saturday. Sophomore Michelle Budden finished with a career-high of 30 kills, hitting .431 with the help from Jessalyn Roling who finished with a career-best 55 assists.

LORAS STATISTICAL LEADERS
Kills - Michelle Budden (30), Kayla Kinney (11), Jenna LaCorte (11)
Aces - Kayla Kinney (3), Haley Bergan (2), Morgan Potts (2)
Blocks - Kayla Kinney (4), Michelle Budden (4), Lindsay Lannen (3)
Assists - Jessalyn Roling (55), Jenna Mazur (2), Jenna LaCorte (1)
Digs - Haley Bergan (26), Morgan Potts (16), Jenna LaCorte (13)

POST MATCH INTERVIEW


MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
-Trailing 4-3 in the opening frame, the Duhawks mounted a 5-0 run that included four attacking errors by Simpson
-Leading 15-12, Loras went on a second 5-0 run that included two service aces by senior Morgan Potts
-The Storm's comeback bid fell short as the Duhawks took the opening frame, 25-19
-Loras started the second set fast thanks to three kills by sophomore Kayla Kinney to take a 4-0 lead
-Trailing 6-2 the Storm rallied back on an 8-1 run taking the lead back 9-7
-The Duhawks returned the favor with a five-point streak of their own as a result of three attacking errors by Simpson combined with a double block by junior Lindsay Lannen and Budden
-Loras increased its lead to 17-11 after a pair of service aces by senior Haley Bergan
-A pair of service errors by the Storm ended set two in the Duhawks' favor, 25-17
-Trailing 13-8 in the third set, Loras rattled off four in-a-row with two kills from Budden and a kill along with a service ace by Kinney
-Simpson captured the third set, 25-21, off an attacking error by Kinney
-The Storm carried over the momentum to the fourth set with a 6-0 run to take a 7-3 lead
-Three kills by Budden helped the Duhawks to a 5-1 run that tied the game at 15-all
-The fourth set went to Simpson off a kill, 25-22
-Set five continued in the Storm's favor, leading  had the early lead and was on the brink to close as they were up 11-5 as well as 14-9 in the fifth set
-The Duhawks rallied back on an 8-1 run winning the match 17-15 off of thanks to six kills from Budden

NOTABLES
-Sophomore Abby Allgeyer tied a career-high with two blocks … She also surpassed the 100-kill mark for her career
-Budden tallied a career-high of 30 kills to break the program record for kills in a match in the modern era
-Kinney tied her career-best with six digs in a match
-Roling set a career high of 55 assists in a match which broke the program record for a single match in the modern era
-Roling eclipsed the 300-assists mark for her career
-LaCorte passed the 300-kill mark for her career

FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME - MICHELLE BUDDEN
At many times throughout the match, Budden took the game into her own hands, racking up a career high 30 kills with a .431 hitting percentage. Helping the Duhawks come back in the fifth set, Budden had eight of the Duhawks 10 kills, including six of the last nine points. 

UP NEXT
Loras travels to Madison, Wis. on Wednesday, Oct. 4 for a non-conference match against Edgewood. The Eagles are on a three-match winning streak with an overall record of 8-10.  First serve from inside the Todd Wehr Edgedome is set for 7 p.m.