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Lexi Turek (Naperville, Ill.) had six blocks and sophomore
Annie Leo (Shorewood, Wis.) had 32 digs, leading an incredible defensive performance and a dominating 3-0 sweep for the University of Wisconsin-Parkside volleyball team at UM-St. Louis on Saturday afternoon. The win improved the Rangers to 5-2 in league play.
"Leo had one of the best defensive performances I have ever seen," said head coach
Dominic Yoder. "The team played great from start to finish."
Parkside held UMSL to only 23 kills and forced 23 errors for a hitting percentage of .000. Supporting Turek, junior
Elizabeth Mavis (Hartford, Wis.) had five blocks and sophomore
Leah Fenske (Oconomowoc, Wis.) added four. The Rangers had 11.0 team blocks for the match.
Leo, the reigning conference defensive player of the week, tallied a season-high in digs for a three-set match, averaging an incredible 10.7 per set. Junior
Lexie Calloway (Greenfield, Wis.) added 14 digs for the Rangers.
Calloway had a team-high nine kills for Parkside, while Turek and Fenske each added eight kills. Fenske committed just one error en route to a hitting percentage of .292.
Junior setter
Katie Adams (Racine, Wis.) quarterbacked the offense with 31 assists, and her all-around performance also included five kills, four digs, and three blocks.
The Rangers return to action on Tuesday, playing at #3 Lewis at 7 PM.Â
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