COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - St. Norbert College opened its foray to the Rocky Mountains with a pair of losses at the Colorado College Pikes Peak Challenge at El Pomar Sports Center.
The Green Knights fell 3-0 to No. 9-ranked Calvin University (25-16, 27-25, 25-22) and then dropped a 3-0 decision to Augustana College (25-23, 25-22, 25-19).
Against Calvin, the Green Knights forged a 13-13 tie in Set 1 before the Knights went on a 12-3 run to take a 1-0 lead. St. Norbert jumped out to a 6-1 lead in Set 2 before Calvin rallied. The set was tied at 23, 24 and 25 before Calvin won the deuce set with two-straight points. Calvin never trailed in the third set after taking an 8-2 lead out of the gate.
St. Norbert hit .129 for the match, with 33 kills against 20 errors in 101 attempts.
Anna Kudick had eight kills, while
Alli Clark added seven.
Keira Ashenfelter had 14 assists, while
Annaliesse Schmall had two service aces.
Maddie Kitowski paced the back row with 12 digs, while Ashenfelter had seven.
Against Augustana, the Green Knights and Vikings were tied at 18 in Set 1 before Augustana led 21-20. The Vikings then led 24-21 and held off a pair of late St. Norbert points. St. Norbert led 21-16 in Set 2 before Augustana mounted a last-ditch rally with a 9-1 run to take a 2-0 lead. Augustana led 13-11 in Set 3 before a 4-0 run gave it some breathing room.
St. Norbert hit .062 for the match, with 29 kills and 23 errors in 97 attempts.
Kayden Lamon (pictured) had eight kills, while Kudick finished with seven.
Flynn Puttin had 12 assists.
Kitowski registered 16 digs.
Kirsten Klatt totaled three blocks, while Lamon,
Emma Dries and Ashley Vande Voort all had two apiece.
