APPLETON, Wis. – MSOE women's volleyball entered their third tournament of the year when they traveled to Lawrence this past weekend to play in the namesake's invitational. The Raiders dominated play, dropping just one set all weekend as they took home a four game sweep of their opponents.

RESULTS (LAWRENCE INVITATIONAL)
Maranatha Baptist – 0 (21, 7, 12)
MSOE RAIDERS – 3 (25, 25, 25)

MSOE RAIDERS – 3 (22, 25, 25, 25)
Lawrence – 1 (25, 18, 12, 15)

MSOE RAIDERS – 3 (25, 25, 25)
Finlandia – 0 (12, 13, 19)

Mount Mary – 0 (15, 12, 14)
MSOE RAIDERS – 3 (25, 25, 25)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• vs. Maranatha Baptist
  • MSOE (8-5, 0-1 NACC) hit .324 as a team in their dismantling of Maranatha Baptist (1-9). The Sabercats attacked to the tune of .014 in comparison.
  • All but one Red & White player registered a kill and Quinn Borchert led the way with 11 and a .600 hitting percentage, the third best mark in single game team history.
  • The Raiders combined for 15 service aces in the straight sets victory.
• vs. Lawrence
  • Lawrence (3-5, 0-0 Midwest), the host of the tournament, was next up and managed to get a lone set win over MSOE.
  • The aces kept coming for the Red & White as they managed 11 against the Vikings.
  • Three Raiders had double digit kills as Italia Fields (12), Emma Braun (14), and Emily Stratton (10) combined for 36 of the 49 MSOE had in the match.
• vs. Finlandia
  • The Lions of Finlandia (4-7) had about as much luck as the Sabercats did as the Raiders only had to play the minimum number of sets to dispatch them.
  • 15 Raiders saw the court and hit a combined .340.
  • Borchert hit an incredible .769 with 11 kills in 13 total attacks.
• vs. Mount Mary
  • Mount Mary (3-9, 0-0 CAC) was unable to get above 15 points in any match as the Raiders defense shut them down with nine total blocks.
  • Stratton paced the Red & White with 11 kills. She also had three aces, one less than teammate Braun.
  • Bekah Smith led all players with 15 digs.

WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders will host their annual MSOE Invite this weekend, though not in the traditional sense. Due to scheduling conflicts, Mount Mary will serve as the host site for the tournament that starts on Friday afternoon and continues through Saturday evening.

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