MEQUON, Wis. -- The Rockford University women's volleyball team fell to NACC opponent Concordia University Wisconsin, 3-0, on Thursday evening (25-10, 25-14, 25-10).
Concordia Wisconsin took control early in the opening set, building a 15-3 lead before extending its advantage to 20-4. The Regents responded with a 6-2 run, but a Falcons kill and two Rockford errors allowed Concordia Wisconsin to close out the set and take a 1-0 lead in the match.
The second set was more competitive early, with the teams tied at seven before the Falcons used a 5-0 run to take control. Kills from
Kennedy Bryant,
Jalyn Rhodes and
Ashley Mersch helped Rockford respond, but Concordia Wisconsin later used an 8-1 run to build a 20-11 lead. The Falcons maintained their advantage to take the second set and move within one set of the sweep.
Rhodes opened the scoring for Rockford in the third set with a kill, but Concordia Wisconsin answered with five straight points. The Regents stayed within reach before a 7-0 Falcons run extended the lead to 16-6. Concordia Wisconsin held on to complete the sweep.
Rockford recorded a .045 hitting percentage, totaling 16 kills and 12 errors on 89 attempts. Mersch led the Regents with seven kills, while
Milee Law recorded seven assists and two service aces.
Leila Cooks led Rockford with 16 digs, and Rhodes finished with three blocks.
The Regents will return to action Friday, Oct. 16, when they host Edgewood University at the Seaver Center at 6 p.m. in NACC action.
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