LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Wesleyan dropped its second home American Rivers Conference match of the year as Wartburg College came into Snyder Arena and swept the Prairie Wolves 3-0 on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 29).
 
The Prairie Wolves dropped to 0-2 in conference play and 5-9 overall with their second straight three set loss at home.  Wartburg moves to 8-8 overall and they improve to 2-1 in conference action.
 
Wartburg won the first set 25-18, then took set two 26-24 before sealing the win with a 25-18 win in the third set.
 
The Knights used a big run to pull away in the first set.  NWU got ahead 10-7 early, but Wartburg reeled off six straight points to get ahead 13-10.  They would never trail again earning the 25-18 win.
 
In the second set, the Knights led 18-12 before the Prairie Wolves started to mount the comeback.  NWU pulled within one point twice, then an error from Knights tied the match at 23-23.  Wartburg recorded a kill to get ahead 24-23, but another error tied it back at 24-24.  Unfortunately, a service error gave the Knights another set point and they closed it out with a kill.
 
NWU got up early in the third set but Wartburg ran off five of the next six points to get ahead 11-7 and they never trailed again.
 
Olivia Schneider led the Prairie Wolves with eight kills as NWU hit .103 as a team.  Lizzie Saale had a team-high 24 digs, while Kelsie Stovall dished out 20 assists.
 
Wartburg finished with 48 total kills and a .250 hitting percentage.  Lizzy Blough had a double-double of 15 kills and 15 digs.