FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Spring Arbor University volleyball team rallied back to upend the University of Saint Francis in five sets on Wednesday evening.
The Cougars continue to stack wins, earning their fourth win in five matches, and now stand at 11-8 overall and 5-3 in the Crossroads League.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Spring Arbor 3, Saint Francis 2 (25-22, 23-25, 20-25, 25-12, 15-10)
LOCATION: Fort Wayne, Ind.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 11-8 (5-3 CL), Saint Francis 5-13 (1-7 CL)
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
- Spring Arbor found itself down two sets to one on the road against Saint Francis, but battled back to win its fifth five-set match of the season.
- The Cougars are 5-0 in five-set matches this year.
- Kelsie Lilly recorded a team-high 12 kills and Kendall Bollenbacher followed with 11, including six over the final two sets to fuel the comeback. Keely Hinzman and Mikenna Kwiatkowski added seven and five kills, respectively.
- Hayden Fortress notched her sixth double-double of the year with 16 assists and 14 digs. Camy Wedge ended the night with 11 assists and two aces.
- Saint Francis was led by Paige Fortkamp and Addison Shafer with 12 kills each.
UP NEXT
Spring Arbor plays at No. 3 Indiana Wesleyan University (16-0, 8-0 CL) on Friday, Sept. 29 before returning home to host Marian University (12-6, 6-2 CL) on homecoming weekend on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 1 p.m.