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After winning
their first two matches on Friday at the University of Michigan
Dearborn Tournament, the Foresters dropped two close ones on Saturday
to go 2-2 on the weekend.
After having a
10-day layoff between contests, HU looked a little sluggish in their
opening match. They needed five games to finally put away Siena
Heights University 30-23, 30-32, 28-30, 30-17, 15-11. Natalie
Villwock and Brittney Smelser
each had 19 kills and a block to lead the Forester attack.
Smelser also added a career-high 12 aces. Alyssa Schroeder
finished with 53 assists and Stephanie Stearns had 28 digs.
In their second match,
HU put together a couple of timely runs to down the host Wolves 30-19,
26-30, 30-21, 31-29. Villwock and Smelser again led the
Foresters at the net with 15 kills apiece. Smelser also added
five aces and 24 digs. Kayley Cervenka had five blocks.
Schroeder dished out 44 assists and Stearns had a team-high 41 digs.
On Saturday, HU
dropped a close one to Concordia University 30-21, 29-31, 17-30,
29-31. Although the Foresters won game one, they committed too
many mistakes in the final three games which led to their demise.
Villwock and Smelser continued to post identical statistics at the net
with 13 kills each. Villwock also had a team-leading three
blocks while Smelser chipped in six aces and 18 digs. Stearns
dug 29 balls and Schroeder finished with 39 assists.
In their final match
of the tournament, HU had a re-match with the host Wolves. This
time UMD outlasted the Foresters for the 29-31, 30-28, 25-30, 30-16,
15-8 win. HU struggled offensively committing 38 hitting errors
while recording just 51 kills in 205 attempts for a .006 hitting
percentage.
Cervenka had a
team-high 13 kills and added two blocks. Amanda Meyers led the
team with three blocks. Smelser had 12 kills, eight aces and 19
digs. Schroeder had 43 assists and Stearns had a team-leading 31
digs.
The Foresters now
stand at 14-5 on the season.
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