BELLEVUE, Neb. – The William Woods University volleyball team split at day two of the 2022 Labor Day Classic hosted by Bellevue University. The Owls opened the day with a 3-1 win over Oklahoma City University but closed out the tournament with a 3-1 loss to Embry-Riddle University (Fla.).
 
Next up for the Owls is three matches at the Park Classic starting on Friday, Sept. 9.
 
 
William Woods def. Oklahoma City, 3-1
The Owls won 25-18, 22-25, 25-17, 25-18.
 
By The Numbers
.438 – The Owls hit .438 in set one with 17 kills on 32 attempts.
.412 – Lauren Adams posted a .412 hitting percentage as she recorded eight kills on 17 attempts.
24 – Tori Rosemann pulled up 24 OCU attacks.
19 – Madi Bruce assisted in 19 Owls' kills. Erin Treis assisted in 16.
12 – The team recorded 12 aces in the match.
9 – Lanie Lowry put down a floor-high nine kills with a .353 hitting percentage.
5 – Erin Treis recorded five aces, and Madi Bruce added four.
4 – Lauren Adams blocked four OCU attacks.
 
Match Highlights
A 5-0 run with two kills from Riley Alton, a kill from Lauren Adams and a kill from Paige Lamm gave the Owls an early 10-6 lead in set one. OCU attempted to close the gap, but two Owls' blocks and kills from Lamm and Adams put together a 5-0 run to bring the set to 23-16, Owls. A kill from Lamm brought the Owls to set point, and a kill from Adams won the set, 25-18.
 
A 4-0 run near the beginning of set two evened the score for the Owls, and another 4-0 run with two kills from Adams and Lanie Lowry, an OCU attack error and a block from Kassidy Phillips and Adams gave the Owls a 16-12 lead. OCU closed out the set with an 8-1 run to win the set and even the match at 1-1.
 
Following a back-and-forth beginning to set three, the Owls concocted a 12-2 run to close out the set with a 25-17 win. Madi Bruce served up three aces in her seven serves.
 
The Owls continued their success into set four as the blasted a 5-0 run to start the set with three points coming from Erin Treis' aces. After an attack error, the Owls put up three more to take an 8-1 lead. The Owls closed out the match with a 4-0 run, ending with a block from Alton and Adams, 25-18.
 
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) def. William Woods, 3-1
The Owls lost 19-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-15.
 
By The Numbers
.667 – Ella Lewis recorded a .667 hitting percentage with four kills on six attempts.
.345 – The Owls had two sets where they hit over .300 (.345 in set three, .310 in set one).
8 – The Owls outblocked ERU eight to four.
29 – Erin Treis assisted 29 Owls' kills.
18 – Tori Rosemann pulled up a floor-high 18 digs.
9 – Kassidy Phillips posted a team-high nine kills.
 
Match Highlights
Kills by Lauren Adams, Kassidy Phillips and Erin Treis alongside an ace from Ally Konarzewski gave the Owls a 5-1 jump to set one. Another kill from Phillips followed by two ERU attack errors gave the Owls a six-point advantage, 17-11, and a kill from Rhakala Blackmon ended the set with a 25-19 win.
 
Set two was a close back-and-forth set up until the very end. The lead changed four times with eight ties, but ERU scored three straight to end it with a 25-22 win, evening the match at 1-1.
 
The Owls evened the score three times in set three but were never unable to catch up to ERU.
 
ERU strung together a 10-1 run early in set four to take a 16-5 lead. The Owls were unable to recover, ending with a 25-15 loss.