FULTON, Mo. – After being on the road at the two-day, four game Evangel Tournament, the William Woods University volleyball team returns back home, as the Owls host College of the Ozark on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m.
The Owls (7-6; 1-0 AMC), are coming off a strong weekend of play, finishing the Evangel Tournament 3-1. WWU cruised past its first opponent Cumberland University in three sets (25-13, 25-23, 25-21), then stole a thrilling five set (14-25, 25-16, 21-25, 25-14, 15-13) over John Brown University. Saturday morning the Owls dropped its first match in five (29-27, 16-25, 25-22, 12-25, 10-15) to Tabor College but then bounced back to defeat College of the Ozarks in four (25-22, 21-25, 25-20, 25-17).
On the weekend, offensively,
Emily Becker led the way with 46 kills, while
Stephanie Davis added 37. On the defensive side, Shelby Hinsahw recorded a team-high 54 digs.
Brittney Engelbrecht amassed 195 assists, which helped her earn American Midwest Conference Setter of the Week Award for the first time in her career.
This season, Becker leads the team with her 145 kills and 16 aces from the service line. The Belleville, Illinois native, is second in the AMC in the kill department and fifth in kills per set with 3.1. She also has collected 24 blocks, which is good enough for second on the team. Engelbrecht has pushed her season total assists up to an impressive 500, putting her a top of the AMC and ranking her 13
th in the Nation. Hinshaw has proved why she wears the different color jersey for the Owls, as the junior is second best in the AMC in the dig department with a team-high 209.
The Owls and the Lady Bobcats recently squared off against each other at the Evangel Tournament, as WWU came away with the 3-1 win. Becker grabbed a team-high 13 kills, while two other seniors had a strong display,
Lauren Rodewald and
Rachel Frabotta, as they recorded 12 and 11 kills respectively.
College of the Ozarks tallied 48 kills as a team, as Chloe Shepherd paced the way with 12 and Danielle Curnes chipped in eight, meanwhile Lindsay Boone handed out 21 assists and Brandi Stahl posted 13 digs.
The Lady Bobcats are currently 3-9 on the season and has lost eight of their last nine games. On the season, Curnes leads the team with 91 kills, while Boone has 161 assists on the year and Stahl has tallied 164 digs.
Fans check back on wwwowls.com tomorrow evening for a full recap and scores from inside Anderson Arena.
