William Penn Ends Losing Streak in Senior Night Win Over C-SC
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team sent its senior class off with big smiles as it defeated Culver-Stockton 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday.
WPU (12-18, 3-13 Heart) won on Senior Night and Homecoming by scores of 25-15, 25-21, 25-21, outhitting the Wildcats .174-.143.
The hosts pulled out to a 7-1 advantage in the opening set, en route to cruising to a 1-0 lead.
William Penn claimed six of the first seven points of the second round, but C-SC (5-23, 1-15 Heart) answered back in a tight battle that saw the squads eventually locked at 21-21.
Following a kill by Courtney McWilliams (So., Rockton, Ill., Nursing), Emilie Bojorquez-McFadden (Sr., Surprise, Ariz., Biology) wrapped up the set with three consecutive aces. The senior ended the night with five aces.
The third set was also another close affair, although WPU stayed on top nearly the entire way. Abigail Mitchell (Sr., Oxford, Ala., Nursing) eventually closed out the battle with a kill, one of five for her.
Bojorquez-McFadden topped the victors with 12 kills on a .321 attack clip, while Emma Skoglund (Fr., Branson, Mo., Nursing) also eclipsed double figures with 11 winners on a .333 hitting rate.
The trio of Hailee Pesek (Sr., New Hampton, Iowa, Nursing), Alix Robinson (So., Pontiac, Ill., Political Science and History), and Maju Vieira (Sr., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Business Management) all ended up with six kills as well.
Leah Meyer (Fr., Houston, Texas, Business Management) managed 21 assists, while Maddy Gustafson (Jr., Marion, Iowa, Psychology and Human Services) tallied 14 digs.
The navy and gold overcame losing the blocking battle 9-3 by posting an 8-2 edge in aces.
“This was a great win for our seniors on Senior Night and in our home finale,” Head Coach Lauren Eldridge said. “Getting back in the win column feels great, and finishing the match with a sweep makes it even better.”
Next Up: William Penn travels to Peru, Neb. next Friday to face Peru State in Heart action at 7 p.m.
