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Volleyball Travels to Wheaton Invitational for Weekend Competition

9/12/2024 9:30:00 AM

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TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 (ALL GAME TIMES ARE CENTRAL TIME)
FINAL - Wheaton 3, Rose-Hulman 1
FINAL - Rose-Hulman 3, Lawrence 0

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 (ALL GAME TIMES ARE CENTRAL TIME)
11 AM - Wheaton vs. Lawrence - Court 1
11 AM - Aurora vs. Rose-Hulman - Court 2
1:30 PM - Lawrence vs. Concordia Chicago - Court 1 
1:30 PM - Rose-Hulman vs. Beloit - Court 2
4 PM - Wheaton vs. Concordia Chicago - Court 1
4 PM - Aurora vs. Beloit - Court 2

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman women's volleyball team continues their 2024 schedule traveling to compete in the Marilyn Scribner Invitational hosted by Wheaton College on Friday September 13, and Saturday, September 14. 

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman enters the weekend tournament with a record of 3-5 overall this season. 
* The team comes off a loss to Greenville in the final match of their home tournament with a final score of 3-1.
* Rose-Hulman went 1-2 in their first home tournament of the season picking up a win against Olivet in their home opener 3-2.
* Hannah Bergfeld was named the HCAC Player of the Week after becoming the sixth person in school history to record a triple-double in a match. 
* Bergfeld recorded a triple-double against Olivet finishing the match with 10 kills, 22 assists, and 14 digs.
* Bergfeld repeated her performance in the next match recording another triple-double against Trine with 10 kills, 27 assists, and 17 digs. 
* Desiree Beverley has been the impact maker offensively leading the team with 102 kills and 2.91 kills per set.
* Lily Ebright has been a standout defensively leading the team and the conference with 271 digs averaging 7.74 digs per set.
* Ebright ranks second in NCAA Division III this season with 7.74 digs per set and leads NCAA Division III with 271 total digs so far this year. 
*The Fightin' Engineers have been selected to finish fifth in this year's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference preseason poll receiving 46 points. 
* Rose-Hulman finished in sixth place in the conference last season with a 15-14 record overall and a 4-5 conference record. 
* The squad returns two all-conference players from last year including Lily Ebright and Jillian Gregg.
* Ebright has been named the HCAC Defensive Player of the Year in the last two seasons. 
* After competing in the Wheaton Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Rose-Hulman will return home to face DePauw on Wednesday, September 18 at 7 PM. 

WHEATON NOTES:
* Wheaton enters the weekend with a record of 5-2 overall this season.
* The team comes off a loss to Hope College on Wednesday night with a final score of 3-0.
* Wheaton had a strong performance at the Wisconsin Lutheran Quad going 2-1 picking up wins over Wisconsin Lutheran 3-1 and Monmouth 3-0.
* Caroline Capps leads the team with 80 kills this season averaging 4.21 kills per set.
* Grace Autry leads the defense with 96 digs and 5.05 digs per set. 
* After hosting the Marilyn Scribner Invitational, Wheaton will travel to face Illinois Wesleyan on Wednesday, September 18 at 7 PM. 

LAWRENCE NOTES:
* Lawrence enters the weekend with a record of 4-5 overall this season. 
* The Vikings come off a win against Alverno on Wednesday with a final score of 3-0.
* Lawrence performed well going 3-1 in the Blue Angel Bash picking up wins against Alverno, Mount Mary, and Maranatha Baptist with final scores of 3-0. 
* Margaret Hahnke leads the team this season with 98 kills averaging 3.92 kills per set. 
* Daphne Piotrowski leads the defense with 95 digs averaging 3.8 digs per set. 
* After competing in the Wheaton Invitational, Lawrence will host the University of Wisconsin-Stout on Tuesday, September 17 at 7 PM. 

AURORA NOTES:
* Aurora enters the weekend with a record of 2-4 overall this season. 
* The Spartans are coming off losses to St. Catherine 3-0 and Wisconsin-Oshkosh 3-1. 
* Lulu Torres leads the team with 57 kills this season averaging 2.71 kills per set. 
* Hannah Evenson is the Spartan's defensive standout with 84 digs averaging 3.65 digs per set.
* After competing in the Wheaton Invite, Aurora will travel to face Marian on Wednesday, September 18 at 7 PM. 

BELOIT NOTES:
* Beloit enters the weekend invite with a record of 1-1 to start the year. 
* The team suffered a loss to Rockford 3-1 and defeated Alverno 3-2 so far this season.
* McKayla Simao leads Beloit with 18 kills this season averaging 2.0 kills per set.
* Selin Tufte leads the defense with 26 digs averaging 2.89 digs per set.
* After competing in the Wheaton Invite, Beloit will host Milwaukee School of Engineering on Tuesday, September 17 at 7 PM. 

ROSE-HULMAN CAREER STAT RECORDS:
* Jillian Gregg - 6th in assists (1712)
* Lily Ebright - 10th in digs (1504)
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