ELMHURST, Ill.—The Wartburg volleyball team (12-7 overall) fell in both matches Friday at the Elmhurst Invitational. The Knights fell 3-2 to Illinois Wesleyan (25-22, 25-14, 23-25, 15-25, 15-8) and 3-1 to host-Elmhurst (25-21, 25-19, 19-25, 25-23).

IWU match top performers:

• Emerson Kracht: 15 kills, 15 assists
• Kaylee Koudelka: 15 kills
• Allison Feigenbaum: 13 kills, .522 hitting percentage
• Sophie Sedgwick: 26 assists, 13 digs
• Peyton Robinson: 16 digs

Elmhurst match top performers:

• Allison Feigenbaum: 13 kills, .407 hitting percentage
• Sophie Sedgwick: 23 assists
• Emerson Kracht: 10 assists
• Peyton Robinson: 23 digs

Notes:

• Career-high kills for Koudelka against IWU
• Fourth five-set match of the season (against IWU)
• Wartburg is now 3-1 in five-set matches this season
• The Knights owned the team advantage against Elmhurst in digs (66-55) and blocks (7-6)
• IWU moves its series lead to 6-2
• Elmhurst leads 9-1, but the teams hadn't faced each other since 2021

Next event
The Orange and Black concludes the tournament against Albion tomorrow at 12:30 p.m.