WAVERLY, Iowa—The Wartburg volleyball team (11-5 overall, 1-0 American Rivers Conference) swept Buena Vista (4-14, 0-1) 3-0 (25-9, 25-17, 26-24) Tuesday night to open conference play.
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- Season-high aces from Robinson
- Season-high hitting percentage by Feigenbaum
- The Knights held BV to a team hitting percentage of .076
- This was the second-lowest hitting percentage of the season
- The Beavers had 23 kills, which was the lowest for any opponent this season
- The Orange and Black held all but one team advantages as BV outblocked them 7-1
- Wartburg opened the first set on a 12-2 run and never looked back
- The Knights opened the second frame on a 6-1 run and never relinquished the lead
- In the third set, the Beavers opened on a 6-3 run
- The Orange and Black continued to battle back and tied it at 7-7, 8-8 and then later at 17 all.
- BV had set point at 24-23 but a hitting error knotted it at 24 all
- A Kracht kill and a Beaver hitting error sealed the win for Wartburg
- The Orange and Black pushed their all-time series lead to 55-12
Next event
The Knights conclude their two-game conference homestand Saturday against Coe at 11 a.m. in a blackout game.
