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CHICAGO, Ill. - Playing two schools they had never faced before, the Davenport volleyball team improved to 6-3 on the year with a pair of wins. DU defeated Lourdes and Roosevelt by identical 3-1 scores and they will remain in Chicago on Saturday to face Morningside (Iowa) and the host Cougars.
In match one Davenport used a strong start in each of their three victories to overcome a sluggish set four. DU defeated new WHAC foe Lourdes College in a non-conference matchup 3-1 (25-22, 25-21, 23-25, 25-16). In each of their three wins, DU was able to get out in front and stay there but in their lone loss, the Panthers fell behind 9-1 and never recovered.
Leading the way offensively in the win over the Grey Wolves was junior
Kassie Graves who finished with a team high 12 kills. Fellow junior
Brittany Bott posted 10 while red-shirt freshman
Amber Getty dished out 20 assists. Leading the way on defense were
Courtney DePriest with 17 digs and Graves with 16.
In the second match vs. Roosevelt (Ill.), Davenport used a strong offensive attack to down the Lakers in four sets. The Panthers won a close set one 25-22, but cruised in the second 25-12 before falling by the slimmest of margins in set three 26-24. Davenport rebounded once again to close out their second straight opponent in four with a 25-18 win.
Graves again led the way for DU as she finished with 18 kills on 36 attempts for a .306 hitting percentage. She was one of three Panthers to finish in double digits for kills as Bott posted 11 and freshman
Hannah Stone 10.
Post-Match Quotes
Head Coach Megan Garner
- On: Playing two brand new opponents
"It was good to see new competition and both were very scrappy and forced us to be creative on offense. We lost a little focus in the third set of each match but winning both gives us some momentum heading into tomorrow against two very good teams."
Post-Match Notes
The wins were the 4th and 5th consecutive for the volleyball team…It marked the first time in school history that DU has played Lourdes and Roosevelt…Lourdes will join the WHAC this year but this match was played as a non-conference match
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