The 14th-ranked Rockhurst Hawks opened the 2019 volleyball season in style with two convincing wins -- a 3-0 sweep of West Alabama (25-12, 25-13, 25-12) and a 3-1 victory over No. 19 Cal State Los Angeles (25-19, 21-25, 25-20, 25-22) -- Friday at the Texan Invitational in Stephenville, Texas.

The Hawks were all business in their morning match vs. West Alabama, winning all three sets by double digits.

Karli Reichert (14 kills), Alyssa Woodman (12 kills) and Justice Wingate (eight kills) packed a punch for Rockhurst. Dani Prusha set the table, racking up 35 assists. Freshman libero Jadyn Makovicka posted a team-high 10 digs, while Prusha added nine digs and Reichert tallied seven digs.

Set One: Rockhurst 25, West Alabama 12
A 6-0 Rockhurst run turned an 8-6 lead into a 14-6 advantage. Maintaining that eight-point margin up 18-10, the Hawks then scored seven of the last nine points to close out the set.

Set Two: Rockhurst 25, West Alabama 13
The Tigers hung around early, pulling with one at 7-6, but Rockhurst turned on the jets during an 11-2 run to gain separation.

Set Three: Rockhurst 25, West Alabama 12
Leading 9-7, the Hawks took seven of the next eight points and 16 of the last 21 to complete the sweep.

The late afternoon match against nationally-ranked Cal State Los Angeles figured to be a tougher test for the Hawks, but Coach Tracy Rietzke's bunch didn't lose any of the intensity they showed in the morning match.

Woodman led the way 14 kills and Reichert racked up 12 kills, while Wingate added nine kills and a team-high four blocks. Prusha continued to stuff the stat sheet, adding a game-high 43 assists and collecting 20 digs. Makovicka posted a game-high 25 digs, while Jessica Schlautman added 13 digs.

Set One: Rockhurst 25, Cal State L.A. 19
The Golden Eagles jumped out to an 11-7 lead, but the Hawks turned the tides, rattling off 10 straight points to take command. Up 17-11, Rockhurst maintained that six-point margin to take the all important opening set.

Set Two: Cal State L.A. 25, Rockhurst 21
After falling behind 23-14, Rockhurst stormed back with seven unanswered points to pull within two at 23-21. But the Golden Eagles took the final two points to even the match, 1-1.

Set Three: Rockhurst 25, Cal State L.A. 20
Trailing 5-1, the Hawks exploded for a 13-4 run to regain momentum and take a 14-9 lead. The Golden Eagles would pull back within two on four separate occasions -- 14-12, 16-14, 18-16 and 20-18 -- but the Hawks answered the bell each time, and would not be denied as a Reichert service ace sealed the five-point win.

Set Four: Rockhurst 25, Cal State L.A. 22
The Golden Eagles started fast as they did in every set, and led late at 21-17. However, Rockhurst flipped the switch again, closing out the match on an 8-1 run, including two clutch kills from Audrey Arand.

"[Our] serve and receive improved as the match went on," Coach Rietzke said. "We had big plays at crucial times, and some big defensive plays."

The 2-0 start should be a nice confidence boost for the Hawks as they prepare to face two more ranked opponents on Saturday -- host school, No. 10 Tarleton State, (11:30 a.m.) and No. 6 Minnesota Duluth (7 p.m.)

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