Emma Kriete and
Alyssa Woodman combined for 34 kills to lead Rockhurst to a 3-1 win over
13th-ranked Drury (28-26, 25-12, 23-25, 26-24) Friday night at Mason-Halpin Field House.
The Hawks (26-6, 13-4
GLVC) finished with 64 kills and 101 digs. Kriete posted a career-high 18 kills, 16 digs and five blocks. Woodman tallied 16 kills and 11 digs.
Karli Reichert collected 12 kills, 13 digs and three blocks.
Kalie Arnold had a team-high 33 digs.
Dani Prusha finished with 54 assists and 23 digs.
Emily Matio and
Mary Rolf combined for 16 kills and 10 blocks.
Set One: Rockhurst 28, Drury 26
The Hawks jumped to a 13-7 lead, but had to rally from a 24-23 deficit.
Kriete and Woodman combined for 13 kills and eight digs. Prusha added nine digs.
Set Two: Rockhurst 25, Drury 12
Rockhurst hit .438 while posting 16 kills. Woodman posted five kills and Arnold tallied 11 digs.
Set Three: Drury 25, Rockhurst 23
Drury closed out set on a 6-2 run. Reichert, Woodman and Kriete combined for 12 kills and 17 digs.
Set Four: Rockhurst 26, Drury 24
The Hawks jumped out to a 15-10 lead and rallied from a 23-21 deficit.
Rolf, Matio and
Kriete combined for 12 kills and six blocks.
Player of the Match
Emma Kriete. The junior right side hitter got off to a fast start with seven kills in the first set. She posted her first double-double of the season.
Inside The Box Score
• The Hawks held
Drury to a .127 hitting percentage.
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Rockhurst and Drury both finished with 11 team blocks.
Notes
• The Hawks close out the regular season on Saturday and will play in the GLVC Tournament on Thursday, Nov. 8.
• Head coach Tracy
Rietzke increased his career wins total to 1,238. The all-time
winningest coach in NCAA Division II ranks fourth in career wins for all three NCAA levels.