ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- The Rose-Hulman women's volleyball team suffered a loss to the Webster Gorloks on Thursday night with a final score of 3-0 and set scores of 17-25, 22-25, and 18-25. This drops the team to 3-12 overall this season.
Greta Carlson led the team with 15 kills in the contest.
Kaia Schroeder followed her with 14 kills.
Julia Irmen recorded a double-double as the star setter with 29 assists and 14 digs on the night.
Shae Clements led the defense with a team-high 18 digs.
Webster took advantage of the home-court advantage, grabbing the momentum with a first-set win. Rose-Hulman battled back in the second set to try and avoid the sweep.
The Fightin' Engineers jumped in front after a service ace by Irmen made the score 14-13 midway through the set. The Gorloks regained the lead with a 7-1 run to stand ahead 20-15. Webster finished out the competitive set to earn the win with a score of 25-22 and take the 2-0 lead in the match.
Webster finished strong, defeating Rose-Hulman in the third set to earn the sweep.
The Fightin' Engineers women's volleyball team will return to action on Saturday, October 10, hosting Berea in HCAC play on National Girls and Women in Sports Day at 1 PM.
