NEW ORLEANS— After a tough loss in four at Southeastern Louisiana, the Wildcats earned the huge bounce back win at UNO Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats moved to 5-3 in Southland play and sit at sixth in the standings.
ACU dominated early with a 25-14 first set, including going on a 21-8 run after falling behind 6-4. The team hit .400 in the set and three different players each registered three kills in the set. ACU followed up the first set with another outstanding offensive display as they hit .316 in set two on their way to a dominant 2-0 lead in the match. UNO, who is without their starting setter, put together a solid third set to claim the 25-22 victory and kept the match alive. Set four was back and forth for most of the way, but the Privateers held the 23-19 advantage late. A kill from
Breanna Box gave the serve back to ACU and the team cut the UNO lead to two on an error from the Privateers. Down two with the match on the line,
Mackenzie Harris ran off three-straight aces to take the one-point lead. UNO would tie the set at 24, but a kill from
Katelyn Mueller followed by another ace, this time from
Madison Rohre, secured the four-set win for the Wildcats.
Scoring Summary
Set 1: 25-14
Set 2: 25-19
Set 3: 22-25
Set 4: 26-24
News and Notes
- With the rare chance to play on her birthday, Mueller delivered with 18 kills and 11 digs while hitting .280 for the match.
- All of the ACU hitters registered at least seven kills for an overall balanced attack on the day. Box and Braden Bossier each totaled eight kills out of the middle and Kate Blasingame had nine on the day.
- Sarah Nading led the way for the Wildcats with 20 assists on the afternoon as well as four block assists.
- Madison Rohre notched another double-double on the year with 18 assists and 11 digs.
- Harris had a solid afternoon with 17 digs while also totaling five aces and five assists.
Up Next
The Wildcats will be back at home next week to host Northwestern State on Thursday night and UCA on Saturday afternoon for Senior Day.
