MEQUON, Wis. – The Concordia University Wisconsin women's volleyball team served up a dominant performance on Thursday night, cruising past Rockford in straight sets, 25-10, 25-14, 25-10, inside the R. John Buuck Field House. The Falcons fired off 12 service aces in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) victory, while Emily Dickmann finished just two kills shy of a triple-double.
The victory improves the Falcons to 9-10 overall and 2-4 in NACC play.
The Falcons wasted little time taking control of the contest, opening the first set with five unanswered points, including back-to-back service aces from Emy Miller. Concordia continued to apply pressure from the service line, with Kirsten Krause adding consecutive aces to extend the lead to 11-2.
The Blue and White continued to soar, building a commanding 20-4 advantage before closing out the opening set, 25-10. The Falcons hit an impressive .371 in the frame with 16 kills.
Rockford kept things closer early in the second set, tying the score at 7-7 before Concordia rattled off five consecutive points to regain control. The Falcons continued to pull away behind a balanced offensive attack and additional service aces from Miller and Dickmann. CUW secured the second set, 25-14, to take a commanding 2-0 lead.
The Falcons kept their foot on the gas in the third set, using their strong serving to put the Regents on their heels. Dickmann delivered consecutive aces to help build an early 5-1 advantage.
Later in the set, Makenna Thompson took over from the service line, recording back-to-back aces to spark a seven-point run that pushed the Falcons ahead, 16-6. Concordia never looked back, with Madison Cimbalnik adding the team's 12th ace before Amiyah Jackson delivered the match-winning kill to complete the sweep, 25-10.
The Falcons finished the evening with a .324 hitting percentage, collecting 41 kills while committing just eight attacking errors. Concordia also held Rockford to a .045 hitting percentage.
Dickmann flirted with a triple-double in the victory, stuffing the stat sheet with eight kills, 25 assists and 10 digs. She finished just two kills shy of the milestone while adding three service aces and an impressive .438 hitting percentage.
Miller led the Falcons from the service line with four aces while collecting a match-high 16 digs.
Krause paced the Falcons offensively with a match-high 12 kills on a .357 hitting percentage while contributing two service aces and seven digs. Thompson also recorded two aces, while Cimbalnik added one.
Natalie Nickolai chipped in eight kills and 10 digs, while Brianna Stewart contributed four kills and three total blocks.
The Falcons will continue their homestand on Saturday when they welcome St. Norbert to the R. John Buuck Field House for another NACC matchup.
