HOW IT HAPPENED
Mount Mary University
- Nebraska Wesleyan went on the road and picked up a 25-20, 25-11, 25-23 sweep of Mount Mary University on Friday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- The Prairie Wolves trailed for most of the opening set before making a late comeback to claim a thrilling 25-20 victory.
- NWU controlled the second set from beginning to end. In the second set, Nebraska Wesleyan's defense dominated. They forced ten errors and a -.182 hitting percentage, 25-11.
- Nebraska Wesleyan put up a strong fight in the third set. A pair of kills late from Nyah Chambers and Hannah Domandle helped the Prairie Wolves complete the sweep, 25-23.
Milwaukee School of Engineering
- The Prairie Wolves once again swept their opponent, topping their performance against Mount Mary earlier in the day. It marked their eighth sweep on the season.
- In a close Set 1, the Raiders committed eight errors as a result of the black and gold's quick tempo. The Prairie Wolves trailed 24-21 before going on a 5-0 run to finish the set, capped off by two Addie Thomas kills, 26-24.
- In Set 2, Nebraska Wesleyan had a.333% hitting percentage dominating the Raiders, 25-11.
- In the final set, Cain's squad went on a huge 8-to-0 run, which helped the Prairie Wolves close out the sweep, 25-19.
- Nebraska Wesleyan hit .118 and held Milwaukee School of Engineering to .040. The Prairie Wolves had the advantage in digs (53-52) and committed five fewer service errors than MSOE. In the second and third sets, the Prairie Wolves combined for 26 total kills to the Crown's eight.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Mount Mary University
Milwaukee School of Engineering
HEAD COACH RAYNA CAIN'S COMMENTS
- "Our block stepped up to help control the tempo of the games tonight. We did a great job keeping pressure on the other teams and were able to come away with two sweeps on the night".
UP NEXT
The Prairie Wolves continue action Saturday, September 24, against Carleton College at 10 A.M. and Wisconsin-Platteville at 12 P.M. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
