Wittenberg Takes Two on Day Two of Mount Union Invitational
The Tigers defeated Bethany, and Mount Union on the day, while senior Camilia Quiñones earned all tournament team honors.
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Team Stats
Bethany (W.V.)
| Game Statistics | Bethany (W.V.) | Wittenberg |
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| Hitting % | .151 | .254 |
| Blocks | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| Digs | 47 | 49 |
| Aces | 5 | 11 |
Mount Union
| Game Statistics | Wittenberg | Mount Union |
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| Hitting % | .167 | .087 |
| Blocks | 8.0 | 4.0 |
| Digs | 59 | 61 |
| Aces | 7 | 2 |
ALLIANCE, Ohio—Day two of the Mount Union Invitational was much more rewarding for the Tigers than day one, as the team managed to produce not one, but two wins before heading back to Springfield. Wittenberg squared off against Bethany in their first match of the day, downing the Bison in four sets; 25-22, 25-18, 21-25 and 25-15. With little rest between matches, the Tigers turned around and blanked the tournament host Mount Union 3-0 with set wins at; 25-21, 25-17 and 25-19. On a productive day to say the least, Wittenberg saw a great increase in their overall kill percentage, as well as a decrease in the errors they committed on the attack in comparison to the day before. With two wins under their belt Saturday, Wittenberg now sits at 2-1 on the year with a full slate of non-conference matches on tap in the upcoming weeks.
BETHANY MATCH NOTES
- Wittenberg slugged an astonishing .265 on the attack in a set one win, and proceeded to follow up in set two with an even more impressive clip of .303.
- Camila Quiñones and Taylor Brown led the way offensively for the Tigers, combining for a massive 26 kills in the victory.
- Setting up Wittenberg's big hitters were Megan Flaherty and Karen Wildemann, who finished Saturday's four set victory with 17 and 24 assists respectively.
- Brown also came up big for the Tigers on the defense, digging 15 balls in a standout performance.
- As a team, Wittenberg finished the first match with a .254 kill-percentage on 122 total attacks.
MOUNT UNION MATCH NOTES
- The Tigers did not take their paws of the gas pedal in the final match of the weekend against host Mount Union, as sophomore outside hitter Maddie Fischer came up big for the second day in a row, recording 12 kills on 30 total attacks.
- Disposing of the tournament hosts in just three sets, Wittenberg forced the Purple Raiders into 24 attack errors.
- As a team, Wittenberg amassed 38 total kills, narrowly edging out Mout Unions 35.
- From the service line, senior Moriah Eck recorded a team high six service aces, while picking up three assist.
ALL TOURNEY TEAM
- Quiñones was a force to be reckoned with all weekend, totaling 31 kills at a kill-percentage of .278, while recording five blocks on her way to an All-Tournament team nod.
FROM THE BENCH
- "It was nice to see us respond well after our loss last night. Bethany is a big, powerful, scrappy team who made us work for every point. Mount Union was playing short-handed and still played us very tough. Lots of young Tigers had their debut this weekend and played extremely well," said Coach Labrador.
UP NEXT
- Wittenberg returns to action September 9-10 at the Juniata ASICS Invitational. The Tigers first match is on Friday against Carnegie Melon University, followed by double-header action on Saturday where Wittenberg squares off against Christopher Newport and host Juniata.