Box Score MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Roosevelt University women's volleyball team dropped a CCAC Conference match, losing to Cardinal Stritch University in straight sets on Thursday, October 7 at Panella Court. The loss dropped the Lakers overall record to 2-14 and their CCAC record to 0-8.
The Lakers led early on in the first set and held a 12-10 advantage before the Wolves got hot, opening up a 21-13 lead and winning 25-17 to take a 1-0 match lead.
In the second set, RU scored the first three points and opened a 6-2 lead early on. However, Cardinal Stritch came back to tie things up at 8-8 and then went on a 12-1 run to take control, winning 25-12 to take a 2-0 set lead in the match.
The Lakers battled in the third set and were tied with the hosts at 11-11 before the Wolves went on another run to build a 22-16 lead. Roosevelt scored the next four points to close to within 22-20, but Stritch answered with two points of their own to force match point at 24-20. However, the Lakers fought off four straight match points to tie things up at 24-24, but the Wolves scored the next two points to take the set and the match.
MATCH DETAILS
Score: Roosevelt 17 12 24
Cardinal Stritch 25 25 26
Records: Roosevelt 2-14, 0-8 (CCAC) // Cardinal Stritch 10-5, 7-3 (CCAC)
Location: Panella Court | Milwaukee, Wis.
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NEWS & NOTES
- The Lakers are now 1-20 versus the Wolves in the all-time series
- Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings
NEXT UP
The Lakers travel to Mount Vernon, Ohio to compete in the Cougar Quad Tournament, hosted by Mount Vernon Nazarene University, on October 8 and 9.
On Friday, RU takes on Lourdes University (Ohio) at 5pm and then on Saturday, squares off against Mount Vernon Nazarene at 9am and Asbury University (Ky.) at 1pm. Live video and stats for all matches can be found here.
