GRINNELL, Iowa -- The Wartburg College volleyball team (13-6 overall) earned a four-set road victory over Grinnell College on Friday night inside Darby Gymnasium.
After dropping the opening set 25–19, the Knights regrouped and rolled to three straight set wins to claim the match and extend their winning streak over the Pioneers to 11. Wartburg now leads the all-time series 25–1.
The Knights hit .203 as a team while limiting Grinnell to just .079 and totaling nine team blocks on the night.
Leah Hayungs,
Anna Sash, and
Kaylee Koudelka led a balanced Wartburg attack with 10 kills apiece. Hayungs paced the offense with a match-best .368 hitting percentage, while Sash totaled 16.0 points, including four block assists and three solo blocks, anchoring the Knights' defensive presence at the net.
Sophie Sedgwick and
Haedyn Rebelsky directed the offense, dishing out 19 and 17 assists, respectively, as Wartburg out-assisted Grinnell 43–29.
After being held to just seven kills in the opening frame, the Knights out-hit and out-killed the Pioneers in each of the final three sets, holding Grinnell to only eight kills per set the rest of the way.
The four-set contest featured 18 ties and eight lead changes.
Grinnell fell to 7–11 overall with the loss.
UP NEXT
Wartburg returns home to Levick Arena for a three-match homestand, beginning with Simpson on Friday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m. The Knights then host Central on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 11 a.m., before facing Bethel on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m.
