Box Score KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Albion College is on the list of the top blocking teams in Division III this season.
Albion put up the wall at the net Friday, collecting 11 blocks, in a 25-23, 25-14, 25-11 victory over North Park University.
Because of Albion's dominance at the net, North Park finished with nearly as many kills (24) as it did errors (22) and the Vikings hitting percentage was just .019.
North Park scored three in a row to take a 22-21 lead in the first set. A Vikings hitting error gave Albion a side out to tie the score at 22 and Jenna Khoury took it from there, serving three aces to give Albion the set.
Jesse Hepner terminated consecutive points as Albion gained a 13-4 lead in the second set. Hepner recorded a solo block and she assisted Hannah Miller on a block for the final two points of the set.
Kate Winter terminated two points and North Park committed three hitting errors as Albion gained an 8-2 lead in the third set. Khoury put the exclamation point on the match with her fourth ace of the night.
Many Britons stuffed the box score:
- Hepner finished with six kills while hitting .462 and five blocks
- Winter collected nine kills while hitting .280 and two blocks
- Kelsey Gustafson knocked down six kills to move into fifth place on Albion's career list with 844. She also collected a team-hgih 17 digs
- Khoury passed Haley Gitre for eighth place on Albion's single-season digs list. She collected 15 digs in the match, giving her 394 for the season. She is averaging 4 ¾ digs per set, giving her a shot to pass Amy Corrigan's 2001 total of 414 when teams played 30-point sets to advance to seventh place
- Setter Grace VanDorn nearly achieved a double-double, finishing with 14 assists and eight digs
- Setter Ava Smith got a kill on both of her attacks and she dished out 13 assists
- Alexa Hitchko and Chloe Webber finished with three blocks apiece
Next Up
Albion is guaranteed a winning season with its 14th victory of the season. The Britons (14-9 overall) will hit the road for its final two Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association regular season matches. The Britons travel to Kalamazoo College for a 7 o'clock match on Tuesday and they finish the regular season with an Oct. 30 match at Trine University.
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Joe and Julie Serra have given a $5 million leadership gift to launch a fundraising initiative to make two dreams a reality. The first is a newly expanded fitness and student activity facility at the site of the current Dow Recreation and Wellness Center. The second is a new or renovated facility for the volleyball, men's basketball and women's basketball teams that currently call Kresge Gymnasium home.
The College is continuing to raise funds in support of both projects. To learn more, call 517/629-0446 or email advancement@albion.edu.
