Sioux Falls, S.D.----The fourth-seeded and 12th-ranked Lynn University Fighting Knights knocked off fifth-seeded and 20th-ranked Wingate University 3-0 in the quarterfinals of the 2024 NCAA Division II volleyball national championships. Lynn won by scores of 25-18, 25-20 and 25-18 to improve to 31-3 overall, while the Bulldogs end their season at 31-3.
KEY STATS
- Lynn had 49 kills and 13 errors in 108 attacks, hitting .333
- Wingate had 32 kills and 11 errors in 95 swings to hit .221
- The Fighting Knights had eight of the 12 blocks in the match
- Lynn had seven of the 10 aces
- The Fighting Knights held a 46-36 advantage in digs
KEY BULLDOGS
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Elsa Lamphere had seven kills and three digs to lead the WU attack
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Gabby Saye contributed six kills, three blocks and two digs
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Emily Johnson had six kills and four blocks
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Sydney Morland added five kills
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Maya Van Heyst had 16 assists, seven digs and four kills
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Lorna Stacherski also had four kills
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Katie Jamerson registered 10 assists, eight digs and two aces
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Maddie Hoffman had 11 digs, four assists and an ace
SET ONE
- A Samantha Wolf kill gave Lynn an 8-5 lead
- Two Lamphere kills and a Johnson kill tied it at nine
- A Maria Cecilia kill put the Fighting Knights on top 13-10
- An Isabella Gentile ace capped a 6-0 run to make it 19-11
- Van Heyst's kill cut the lead to seven at 22-15
- Wolf's kill made it 25-16; a WU service error ended the set
SET TWO
- An Ula Gorjup kill gave Lynn an 8-5 lead
- Kills from Van Heyst and Stacherski, along with Hoffman's ace tied it at eight
- Wingate used a 6-0 run to take a 14-9 advantage
- Saye and Johnson each had a kill and a block in the spurt
- Kills from Stachereski and Saye put the 'Dogs on top 16-10
- Two Morland kill and a Lamphere kill gave the Bulldogs a 20-14 lead
- The Fighting Knights answered by scoring the final 11 points of the frame
- A Fabia Stanton ace tied it at 20, while Wolf's kill gave Lynn the lead
- Wolf's kill made it 24-20; another Stanton ace ended the frame
SET THREE
- A Jamerson ace and Van Heyst kill put the 'Dogs on top 7-4
- Cecilia's kill tied it at 10
- A Stanton block gave the Fighting Knights a 14-13 advantage
- Van Heyst's kill tied it at 15
- Lynn scored the next seven, taking a 22-15 lead on three straight Wolf kills
- Another Wolf kill made it 24-16; Samantha Blahut finished the match with a kill
