HANNIBAL, Mo. – The William Woods University volleyball team got back to its winning ways, as the team cruised past Hannibal-LaGrange University in three sets (25-18, 25-13, 25-16), on Tuesday night.
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The Owls (21-15; 7-4 AMC) totaled 38 kills on the night, and were led by junior
Emily Becker, having 10 kills and an attack percentage of .240.
Stephanie Davis, had a match-high six blocks, as she collected seven kills with an attack percentage of .357 for the team, while
Abbi McKnelly tallied six kills in the match.
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Kristen Bauer,
Abby Ferguson and
Brittney Engelbrecht also contributed to the action, as they each added five kills apiece for WWU.Â
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Along with posting five kills on the night, Engelbrecht, the freshman setter, totaled 29 assists, while senior libero,
Abbie O'Mara led the Owls with 14 digs.
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Hannibal-LaGrange was led by Devin Boeckstiegal, who recorded eight kills with an attack percentage of .316, while Carli Penrod and Khristina Schellentrager both added seven kills on the night.
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Lady Trojans setter, Emily Pfeiffer totaled 21 assists in the match, while Schellentrager led HLG defensively, with 14 digs.
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Tomorrow night the Owls travel to Benedictine University at Springfield for its last AMC regular season match-up and look to go into the post-season on a two game winning streak.
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In last year's meeting, William Woods defeated the Bulldogs in three straight sets (25-11, 25-16, 25-11), as Becker led the way, having 11 kills with an attack percentage of .533.
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Currently, BU-Springfield is tied for last place in AMC standings, as they are still looking for its first conference victory and will enter tomorrow night's match-up with an overall record of 2-21.
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On the season, the Bulldogs are led offensively by Bryanna Stevens, as she has totaled 163 kills, while outside hitter, Makenzie Hartman has tallied 152 kills on the year.
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Setter, Jaiden Fagrie has totaled a team-high 394 assists and on the other side of the net, Baylee O'Donnell leads the Bulldogs defensively with 277 digs.
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Fans stay updated on wwuowls.com for score and a full recap of tomorrow's AMC regular season match-up from Springfield, Illinois.
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