Women's Volleyball Loses CCAC Conference Match to St. Francis in Straight Sets

JOLIET, Ill. – The Roosevelt University women's volleyball team dropped its second consecutive CCAC Conference match, falling to the University of St. Francis in straight sets on Thursday, September 8 at the Sullivan Center.  The loss kept the Lakers winless with an overall record of 0-11 and 0-2 in conference play.

Things started out promising for the Lakers as they led 7-5 early in the opening set.  However, the Fighting Saints scored 10 of the next 11 points to go in front and led 23-12 late in the set.  RU attempted a comeback, pulling to within 24-20 but dropped the first set 25-20.

In the second set, the Lakers erased a 4-1 deficit to take a 9-5 advantage and led 14-8 later in the stanza.  St. Francis cut the margin to 16-14, but Roosevelt was in the driver's seat with a 23-20 lead after two straight kills by Logan Cofield.  Unfortunately, the home team rattled of the next five points to steal the second set and lead 2-0 in the match.

Once again in the third set, the Lakers came out with the momentum and took a 6-1 lead with Cofield tallying three more kills.  St. Francis roared back again, taking a 10-7 lead and pulling away for the 25-14 set win to sweep the match.

KEY STATS

• Logan Cofield registered a game-high 10 kills
• Vaiva Blistrabas tallied 13 digs defensively
• Viktoria Marysheva had 11 digs
• Jessa Henry dished out 10 assists

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers are now 2-13 overall in the all-time series versus the Fighting Saints
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers continue CCAC Conference action on Tuesday, September 13 when they host St. Ambrose University (Iowa) in their 2022 home opener.  Match time is set for 7pm at the Goodman Center.