Women’s volleyball team opens season with two wins at Beloit “Buc” Classic

BELOIT, Wis. – The Olivet College volleyball team opened its season tonight at the 2019 Beloit (Wis.) College "Buc" Classic, played inside the Flood Arena in Beloit, Wisconsin. The Comets won both matches in three sets against Alverno (Wis.) College and Northland (Wis.) College.

Final Score: Olivet def. Alverno 25-14, 25-12, 25-21
Location: Flood Arena; Beloit, Wis.
Records: Olivet 1-0 overall, Alverno 0-1 overall

• Olivet posted a .197 hitting percentage.
• Senior Morgan Champion finished with 17 kills and a .500 attack percentage.
• Freshman Ellie Louiselle was next with five kills.
• Junior Laken Groll had three kills, six aces and two solo blocks.
• Senior Madelyn Notenbaum dished out 12 assists.
• Sophomore Drue Mullin recorded 10 digs. 

• Alverno hit at a -.035 percentage.
• Nielle Newton had 11 of the 23 Inferno kills.
• Alex McMath dished out 16 set assists.
• Morgan Lemner collected nine digs.

Final Score: Olivet def. Northland 25-14, 25-20, 25-17
Location: Flood Arena; Beloit, Wis.
Records: Olivet 2-0 overall, Northland 0-2 overall

• Groll, Louiselle and Mullin each tallied 10 kills, helping Olivet record a .317 attack percentage.
• Notenbaum finished with a triple-double, as she had eight kills, 19 set assists and 17 digs.
• Mullin also had 17 digs.
• Sophomore Abigail Pray tallied a match-best 26 set assists.

• Bailey Wynn registered a team-best 10 kills and 12 digs.
• Emma Rusch had 22 set assists.

• The Comets stay in Wisconsin for two matches tomorrow at the "Buc" Classic. Olivet faces the host Buccaneers at 2 p.m. ET and Martin Luther (Minn.) College at approximately 4 p.m. ET.