The 11th-ranked Rockhurst Hawks defeated Arkansas-Monticello in three sets (25-11, 25-19, 25-3) Saturday at Mason-Halpin Field House.

Karli Reichert posted a team-high 11 kills. Alyssa Woodman added nine kills and a team-leading 14 digs. Dani Prusha led the Hawks with 25 assists and added 10 digs.

Set One: Rockhurst 25, UAM 11
The Hawks jumped out to a 10-4 lead to open the match. UAM got within five at 13-8, but a 5-0 Rockhurst run gave the home team some breathing room, and the Hawks never looked back.

Set Two: Rockhurst 25, UAM 19
The Blossoms were competitive in the second set, jumping out to a 6-4 advantage. They led as late as 15-14, but the Hawks closed out on an 11-4 run with 10 of those points coming via kills. Woodman put a punctuation mark on the set, scoring Rockhurst's last four points (all kills). The Hawks had 18 kills in the set.

Set Three: Rockhurst 25, UAM 3
The Hawks threw a knockout punch in the third set, scoring the first nine points. UAM got on the board after a timeout and cut the lead to eight at 10-2, but Rockhurst went on a 15-1 run to close out the match.

Player of the Match
Alyssa Woodman. The junior from Omaha kept plays alive with 14 digs and her nine kills came at momentous times for the Hawks.

Inside the Box Score
Mary Rolf and Emily Matio were efficient for the Hawks, combining for 15 kills on 24 attempts (.625 hitting percentage).
 
Rockhurst had a sizable advantage in kills, 46-24.