Rockhurst won a pair of matches during the first day of the Midwest Region Crossover on Friday in Hammond, Indiana. The Hawks began the day with a win over Ohio Dominican in straight sets (25-19, 27-25, 25-15) and later in the afternoon, rallied from down 2-0 to win in five sets against Saginaw Valley.
During the Saginaw Valley match, the Cardinals took the first set, 25-18 and the second set, 25-22. Rockhurst bounced back and won 25-20 in the third set and 25-22 to force the fifth and deciding set.
The Hawks opened the fifth set on a 6-0 run on
Molly Trachta's serve, using three
Alyssa McDonald kills, a Trachta ace and two Saginaw Valley attack errors.
The Cardinals cut RU's lead to 13-12 late in the fifth set but kills from
Ali Olson and McDonald (both with assists by Trachta) gave the Hawks a 15-12 victory.
McDonald recorded 17 kills and a.324 hitting percentage. Trachta tallied 29 assists, 12 digs and two service aces.
Delaney Hope collected five blocks and nine kills. Olson collected 11 kills, a .529 hitting percentage and three blocks.
Rockhurst finished with 58 kills, 11 service aces, eight team blocks, 55 assists and 67 digs against Saginaw Valley.
In the Ohio Dominican match, the Hawks hit .364 with 40 kills while holding the Panthers to a.194 hitting percentage.
McDonald had a team-high 14 kills and a .636 hitting percentage.
Chloe Tyrrell recorded nine kills, a 533 hitting percentage, two service aces and six digs
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Hope tallied a team-high five blocks, seven kills and a.385 hitting percentage. Trachta collected a team-high 16 assists with two service aces and seven digs.
Kaitlyn Dumpit notched 15 assists and four digs.
As a team, Rockhurst finished their match against Ohio Dominican with eight service aces, seven team blocks, 38 assists and 35 digs.
The Hawks (14-6) finish the Midwest Region Crossover against Ashland on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Hammond, Indiana.
