Junior
Chloe Tyrrell and senior
Ali Olson combined for 23 kills to lead Rockhurst to a 3-2 victory over No. 11 Missouri Western (25-23, 25-15, 17-25, 17-25, 15-12) during game two on Saturday at the Fairfield Inn Griffon Volleyball Classic on Saturday in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Tyrrell tallied a team-high 12 kills and added 10 digs and 12.5 points. Olson recorded 11 kills, four blocks, 13 points and a .714 hitting percentage.
Abby Boyd led the Hawks in digs with 15 and added four assists.
Kaitlyn Dumpit had a team-high 23 assists along with 11 digs.
Bailey Donnelly had four service aces to lead Rockhurst and notched six digs.
As a team, Rockhurst finished with 57 kills, six service aces, nine team blocks, 55 assists and 70 digs. The Hawks also had a .412 hitting percentage against the Griffons.
Earlier on Saturday, the Hawks won in five sets over Northern State (25-23, 25-23, 19-25, 24-26, 15-9). RU finished with 73 kills and a .359 hitting percentage, including 10 kills with only one error in the fifth set.
Victoria Gray recorded team-highs in points (20.5) and kills (20) while recording a .459 hitting percentage.
Riley Hays collected 19.5 points, 19 kills, six digs and led the team with a .567 hitting percentage.
Tyrrell tallied 17 kills, 17.5 points and six digs.
Molly Trachta led RU with 36 assists and added eight digs and a service ace. Boyd notched 16 digs to lead the Hawks.
The Hawks finished with four service aces, six team blocks, 71 assists and 67 digs.
Up next, Rockhurst hosts Northwest Missouri State on Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. inside Mason-Halpin Field House.
