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Drew Baxter
0
Shorter Short 2-4,0-0 Gulf South
3
Winner William Jewell WJC 5-2,0-0 GLVC
Shorter Short
2-4,0-0 Gulf South
0
Final
3
William Jewell WJC
5-2,0-0 GLVC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Shorter Short 20 22 16 (0)
William Jewell WJC 25 25 25 (3)
2
William Jewell WJC 5-3,0-0 GLVC
3
Winner Northern Mich. NMU 7-1,0-0 GLIAC
William Jewell WJC
5-3,0-0 GLVC
2
Final
3
Northern Mich. NMU
7-1,0-0 GLIAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
William Jewell WJC 25 25 20 14 6 (2)
Northern Mich. NMU 15 19 25 25 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Cardinals Win Fifth Straight and Split Final Day of Kentucky Wesleyan Invite

OWENSBORO, Ky. - The William Jewell volleyball team defeated Shorter University on Saturday morning at the Kentucky Wesleyan Invite to win their fifth straight game. The Cardinals dropped a five set match to Northern Michigan to close the weekend and return home at 5-3 on the season. 

vs. SHORTER 
  • The two teams battled point-for-point for much of the opener sitting tied at 20, before Shorter committed five straight errors to give Jewell the set. 
  • The Cardinals fell into a 12-7 hole early but rallied, going on a 8-3 run to tie the set at 15 after a kill from Anna Godfredsen. Leading by one late, Jewell got back-to-back kills by Tatum Ernt to win 25-22 and take a two set lead. 
  • Leading by one midway through set three, Jewell went on a 7-1 run to open up a big lead and finished strong with another 8-3 run to get the sweep 25-16.  

KEY STATS
  • The offense was balanced as five different players had at least six kills. Bella LaPorta and Alex Dvorak led the Cardinals with nine a piece while the latter had five blocks. 
  • LaPorta and Haidan Baade each had 13 digs with Jordan Collard chipping in 10. 
 
vs. NORTHERN MICHIGAN
  • Jewell started the final match of the weekend strong, opening up a 16-6 lead behind four kills from Katy Garrison and two by Godfredsen. Northern Michigan got back within eight but three kills and an error gave the Cards the first set, 25-15. 
  • After falling in an 8-2 deficit, Jewell rallied with a 12-3 run, led by three kills from Ernt to go in front 14-11. The Cardinals rolled to a 25-19 win, taking advantage of five Wildcat errors and two Dvorak points. 
  • With Northern Michigan trailing 14-9 after back-to-back errors, the Wildcats finished the set on a 16-6 run to take set three. 
  • NMU hit .433 in set four while limiting the Cardinals to a .152 clip to win 25-14 and force the deciding frame. 
  • The Cardinals fell into a 9-1 hole in set five and could not recover, falling 15-6.   

KEY STATS
  • Dvorak put up a season best 15 kills and five blocks on a .538 attack percentage. 
  • Ernt added 11 kills while Godfredsen and LaPorta had 10 each. 
  • Samantha Thompson dished out 26 assists while Drew Baxter added 19. 
  • Baade had 16 digs while LaPorta finished with 13 for a double-double. 

UP NEXT
The Cardinals will travel to Searcy, Arkansas next weekend for the Harding Tournament where they will take on East Central (Okla.), Ouachita Baptist and Arkansas Monticello. 
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