Viterbo goes 0-2 in NAIA National Tournament Pool Play

SIOUX CITY, Iowa - The Viterbo Women's Volleyball team lost both games of pool play in the NAIA National Volleyball Tournament on Tuesday. The V-Hawks lost 2-3 to No. 1 Jamestown in the first game and lost 0-3 to No. 15 Providence (Mont.) in game two.

Game 1 – Viterbo 2, Jamestown 3 (23-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-25, 13-15)

Set one was close from beginning to end, starting with a Grace Rohde (FR/Winona, Minn.) kill from Lauryn Sobasky (JR/Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) to kick things off for Viterbo. A pair of service aces from Cassidy Spies (FR/Fort Atkinson, Wis.) kept the momentum going for the V-Hawks halfway through, but ultimately, some late-set kills for the Jimmies gave them the early 1-0 lead. Jamestown got the early lead on Viterbo in set two; however, the V-Hawks were able to go on a 6-0 run to maintain the lead throughout the rest of the set to get the 25-19 set two win. The V-Hawks also secured the set three win by the same margin of victory.

Jamestown had a strong front at the net to get the set four victory. Viterbo trailed by as much as 11 and lost the set 15-25. Set five had Jamestown with the early 8-4 lead; however, some kills by Katie Frohmader (SR/Fort Atkinson, Wis.), Kenzie Winker (SO/Holmen, Wis.), and Rohde brought the V-Hawks within one. The V-Hawks battled, but ultimately lost the set 13-15 on a serving error.

VU Leaders: Maya Roberts (SR/Watertown, Wis.) – 19 kills (.333), Kenzie Winker – 15 kills, Adrianna Reinhart (JR/Caledonia, Minn.) – 18 digs, Lauryn Sobasky – 27 assists, Abbey Johnson (SO/Brodhead, Wis.) – 26 assists

Game 2 – Viterbo 0, Providence 3 (14-25, 22-25, 18-25)

Viterbo played their second game of the day against Providence (Mont.). Attack errors in set one hurt the V-Hawks, as their hitting percentage for the first set was .028, while Providence hit .379, respectively.

Set two started out with multiple lead changes. The set itself would see 11 different ties. Halfway through, Viterbo found their largest lead (4), but Providence would come back to win it 25-22. Viterbo obtained the early 4-1 lead in set three. A pair of kills put Providence right back in it. Some service runs for Providence gave them the set three win to sweep the V-Hawks.

VU Leaders: Maya Roberts – 9 kills, Grace Rohde – 9 kills, Lauryn Sobasky – 15 assists, Adrianna Reinhart – 16 digs

Congratulations to the V-Hawk Women's Volleyball team on their successful season, Conference Championship title, and National Tournament run!