Falcons Fight Off the Wolves

MEQUON, Wis. – The CUW women's volleyball team came out hot in its season opener, defeating the Cardinal Stritch Wolves with a score of 3-0.

The Falcons came out hot in the first set putting up five unanswered points that would see two kills from sophomore Maycee Karpfinger (Wauwatosa, Wis.).  The Falcons never looked back, holding the lead for the rest of the set.  The second set started in a similar way with four unanswered points that started with an ace by senior Makenzie Vertz (Mukwonago, Wis.).

The Wolves struck first in the third set scoring two points off the bat.  That would be the only lead of the night for the Wolves with the Falcons scoring five unanswered right away.  The Blue and White would then go on a 20-10 run to end the third and final set 25-13.

The Falcons were led in kills by senior Sophia Collins (Lake Mills, Wis.) who tallied 11 kills on 25 swings.  She also added five digs and one service ace to her line.  Freshman Lauren Shroba (Bolingbrook, Ill.) shined in her collegiate debut hitting .208 with eight kills on 24 attempts with six digs.

The Falcons rang up a .379 first set with 14 kills in 29 swings.  The setter duo of Vertz and junior Sierra Lee (Kenosha, Wis.) posted 29 of the team's 35 assists.  Vertz added nine digs to her line.

The Falcons are back in action on Saturday, Sept. 11 as they compete in the UChicago Invite.