LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Wesleyan women's volleyball earned a 3-0 (27-25, 27-25, 25-14) nonconference win over Buena Vista on Tuesday in Snyder Arena. The Prairie Wolves improved to 13-8 after completing a three-match homestand, while the Beavers fell to 17-2.
Ella Foote led Nebraska Wesleyan with eight kills and five blocks while hitting .412. Mikyna Stoppkotte added three kills and two blocks as the duo helped hold Buena Vista to a .113 hitting percentage.
Elecea Saathoff recorded 33 assists and seven digs. Grayson Piening led the Prairie Wolves with 11 digs, while Macy Plucker paced the team with 11 kills. Molly Ramirez added eight kills, and Jera Schuerman finished with six.
Charley Hernandez led the Beavers with 12 kills and six digs.
Nebraska Wesleyan has won four of its last five meetings with Buena Vista, avenging an earlier sweep by the Beavers this month. The Prairie Wolves improved to 11-9 in the all-time series.
Set 1
Plucker recorded six kills and Ramirez added five to lead Nebraska Wesleyan to a 27-25 win in the opening set. Piening led the defensive effort with six digs as the Prairie Wolves held Buena Vista to a .200 hitting percentage.
Nebraska Wesleyan broke a 16-16 tie with a 4-1 run to take a 20-17 lead, capped by a Ramirez kill. The Prairie Wolves later used a 3-0 run to go ahead 23-21, with Ramirez recording two kills during the stretch. Buena Vista reached set point at 25-24, but Nebraska Wesleyan scored three consecutive points to take the set. Foote delivered the set-winning kill.
Set 2
Plucker recorded five kills and Schuerman added three as Nebraska Wesleyan claimed another 27-25 set win. Buena Vista led by as many as seven points at 20-13, forcing a Prairie Wolves timeout.
Nebraska Wesleyan responded with an incredible 11-3 run to erase the deficit and take a 24-23 lead. Schuerman recorded a kill to give the Prairie Wolves their first set point, and two Buena Vista errors helped NWU close out the set.
Set 3
Ava Schuchard recorded six digs as Nebraska Wesleyan held Buena Vista to a .048 hitting percentage in a 25-14 victory in set three. The Prairie Wolves never trailed, opening the set with a 3-0 run capped by a Schuerman ace.
Nebraska Wesleyan pulled away late, using an 8-4 run to finish the match. Foote, Ramirez, Plucker and Saathoff recorded kills during the stretch, and a Buena Vista attack error secured the set and match for the Prairie Wolves.
Up Next
Nebraska Wesleyan travels to Coe on Saturday for an 11 a.m. match. The Kohawks are 7-14 overall and 1-2 in American Rivers Conference play after earning a big five-set win over Central. Coe also faces Luther on Wednesday.
