![]() ![]() Brooke Anderson hit a lead-off single and stole second base followed by a single from Pollack to put runners on the corners. VWU added two more insurance runs in the seventh. Two errors put runners on second and third for Autumn Boothe who hit a two RBI single through the right side that scored both runners giving the Marlins a 3-0 lead. Virginia Wesleyan extended its lead in the fifth. The Marlins scored in the top of the first, as Caitlin Myers singled through the left side to score Alison Pollack from second to lead 1-0. 16 Lynchburg in conference play, winning game one 5-0 and dropping game two 6-3.Įmily Seale recorded her fifth complete game shutout of the season in game one, pitched 7.0 innings, allowed five hits, and tallied four strikeouts. 6 Virginia Wesleyan University softball team (15-5, 1-1 ODAC) split the doubleheader against No. The match will be streamed on BTN+.The No. The Hawkeyes will take on the Huskers Saturday at 2 p.m. Last season, Iowa was 0-2 against Nebraska. 12 after they dropped three-straight matches to Louisville, Stanford, and Utah. Nebraska was ranked fifth in the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s preseason poll. The Hawkeyes will travel to the Devaney Center Saturday to face off against No. Ortega accumulated 24 assists Wednesday night. ![]() Split finished the match with 20 assists and helped create opportunities for Buzzerio - who finished the five-set match with 24 kills. Splitt made her Hawkeye debut against Illinois Wednesday, splitting time at the setter position with Ortega. “Illinois has a good track record in Big Ten play, and I think what you saw in the fourth set is what we look like at our best.” “I think we definitely proved something to Big Ten teams,” senior outside hitter Courtney Buzzerio said. The Hawkeyes started the set with a three-point lead and did not relinquish it at any point during the frame. Iowa still needs to improve its blocking capabilities - the Hawkeyes put up just eight blocks compared to Illinois’ 22 Wednesday.īut the Hawkeyes had a strong fourth set, earning an eight-point victory over the Illini. Sophomore setter Bailey Ortega gave up the lone setter role Wednesday night as the Hawkeyes’ utilized a 6-2 rotation with freshman Jenna Splitt. The Hawkeyes are now 2-9 overall and 0-1 in Big Ten play this season. Right side versus right side, she definitely won that game.” That says a lot of how determined we are. “We almost had three people in our backcourt with 20 digs. “Looking at those four sets - six players on the court making plays - and it is a good moment to build on moving forward,” Hawkeye head coach Vicki Brown said in a release. Freshman outside hitter Addie VanderWeide also contributed to the count, racking up 19 digs. Hawkeye libero Maddie Slagle led Iowa with 24 digs Wednesday night, while junior defensive specialist Mari Hinkle amassed 21. Illinois breezed past Iowa, 15-5, in the fifth and final set to win the game. Hawkeye senior middle blocker Hannah Clayton produced two kills in the frame. ![]() Iowa rolled through Illinois in the fourth set, 25-17, squaring the match up at 2-2. ![]()
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