DEARBORN, Mich. –  The Madonna University women's volleyball team moved to 4-1 in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) with a 3-1 victory over the University of Michigan-Dearborn Wolverines on Friday night inside Fieldhouse Gymnasium. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

Similarly to Wednesday night's game, the Crusaders took the first two sets from the Wolverines by scores of 25-23 and 25-20 respectively. With the Crusaders leading 2-0 heading into the third set, the Wolverines jumped out to a 19-14 lead. Madonna put up a good fight in the third, rattling off four straight points to make it a 19-18 game. Errors would be fatal for the Crusaders down the stretch and the Wolverines would win set three, 25-19.

The Crusaders weren't messing around in the fourth set and jumped out to a commanding 19-12 lead. Madonna found themselves up 22-15, Dearborn took a timeout to salvage anything they had left in the tank. Coming out of the timeout, the Wolverines caught Madonna off guard ratting off an 6-0 run making it a 22-21 game. The Crusaders turned to Tauri Hintz and Kira Buza who delivered the final blow as Madonna took home the 3-1 victory    

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Hintz led the Crusaders in kills with 13
• Karlee Stoll and Kacie Stoneburner recorded 25 and 14 assists respectively 
• Jamie Ciacico, Khloee Stoll, and Kem Donnelly lead the Crusaders with 10 digs each
• Jaeda Porter had a huge night defensively recording eight total blocks

UP NEXT

The Crusaders will return to action tomorrow, Saturday, September 23, at 2:00 p.m. when they host the Grey Wolves of Lourdes University (Ohio).

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