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Box ScoreSOMERS, Wis. (Oct. 30, 2015)-- The University of Wisconsin-Parkside volleyball squad kicked off their final homestand with a victory, 3-1 (25-10, 19-25, 25-19, 25-14), over Great Lakes Valley Conference rival William Jewell College at Desimone Gymnasium.
The Rangers (17-7, 8-4 GLVC) started out strong in the opening set putting an 11-2 run together midway through the set. During the run, UW-Parkside had three team blocks and
Katie Adams had her hands in two of the three. The Cardinals (7-18, 1-11 GLVC) did not help their cause offensively with 12 attacking errors in the first set, and the Rangers capitalized with the 25-10 rout.
The second set opened with a Parkside block party. The first three Ranger points were the result of a block, and
Lexi Turek assisted on all three. William Jewell would not go quietly, and mounted a comeback win, 25-19.
Set number three started out close with the teams tied early, 2-2. Then
Lauren Hickson went on a seven serve run for the Rangers including an ace. Parkside rode the lead to a 25-19 win. The Cardinals kept playing tough in the fourth set, but the Rangers stepped on the gas pedal after the score was tied 7-7, and rolled to a final set victory, 25-14.
Lauren Hickson led the team with 36 assists and 17 digs for the match.
Jackie Langer also finished with a double-double by serving up 11 digs and putting down 15 kills. The Rangers were also aided by
Meghan Conley's 15 digs and 14 kills from
Rebecca Roembke.
Three Rangers will be honored on Saturday for Senior Day. Parkside will be hosting GLVC West rival Rockhurst University, ranked #8 nationally, at 3pm on Saturday.
