OTTAWA, Kan. – The William Woods University volleyball team split at the Ottawa Invitational Friday afternoon. They opened the tournament with a loss to host RV Ottawa, but the team bounced back with a 3-0 sweep over Friends to end the day.
 
The Owls finish out the Ottawa Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 17, with a 10 a.m. match versus Hastings (Neb.).
 
RV Ottawa def. William Woods, 3-0
The Owls lost 25-13, 25-18, 25-20.
 
By The Numbers
.391 – Lauren Adams hit .391 on the match with a team-high nine kills.
.385 – Lanie Lowry hit .385 on the match with six kills.
25 – Ryleigh McBurney recorded 25 assists.
17 – Tori Rosemann led the Owls with 17 digs.
9 – Riley Alton also posted nine kills with a .333 hitting percentage.
4 – Lauren Adams blocked four OU attacks.
 
William Woods def. Friends, 3-0
The Owls defeated Friends 25-19, 25-20, 25-15.
 
By The Numbers
.571 – Ryleigh McBurney posted a .571 hitting percentage with four kills.
28 – Ryleigh McBurney assisted in 28 of the Owls' kills.
16 – Tori Rosemann dug up a team-high 16 Friends' attacks.
15 – The Owls finished set three with 15 kills and a .371 hitting percentage.
13 – Kennedy Lane posted a floor-high 13 kills.
6 – Lauren Adams led the team with six blocks.
3 – Lauren Adams served up three aces in the first set.
 
How It Happened
A kill from Lauren Adams sparked a 6-0 Owls' run to put the team in the lead, and two aces from Adams pushed the lead to four, 15-11. A 3-0 run with a kill from Kennedy Lane, Adams' third ace and a solo block from Ella Lewis ended the set, 25-19.
 
A 5-0 Owls' run doubled Friends' lead in set two, and a 4-0 run a few points later featuring two blocks and two kills put the Owls up 15-7. The Owls maintained the lead and a kill from Lane gave the Owls the 25-20 win.
 
Set three started out much closer than the first two, but the Owls put together an 8-1 run to take a 17-8 lead. The Owls didn't look back and closed out the match with a 25-15 win.