(DE PERE COMMUNICATIONS) DE PERE – St. Norbert College got contributions from everyone on its roster as the Green Knights romped to a 3-0 win over Dominican University in a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference match at Mulva Family Fitness & Sports Center.
The Green Knights, who saw all 23 players play and 14 different players record a kill, swept the Stars 25-16, 25-11, 25-15 to run their winning streak to three matches.
St. Norbert immediately took control, taking an 8-0 lead out of the gate behind three kills from Annabel Stevenson and two from Kirsten Klatt. Dominican would get to within 19-13 before St. Norbert pulled away to take a 1-0 lead. The Stars led early in Set 2, taking leads of 6-3 and 8-6 before the Green Knights went on a 7-0 run to retake control, getting two kills from Annaliesse Schmall during the run. St. Norbert closed out the set on an 8-0 run, including two aces from Schmall and Katie Schmidt.
The Green Knights never trailed in Set 3, taking a 8-1 lead – with a pair of Ashlynn Vande Voort (pictured) kills sandwiched around two Keira Ashenfelter service aces for the first four points if the set. St. Norbert eventually led 18-7 and cruised to the win from there.
St. Norbert hit a lusty .395, getting 42 kills against 10 errors in 81 attempts. Anna Kudick had eight kills, while Vande Voort and Gracie Buss had four apiece. Six others – Stevenson, Klatt, Cassie Olson, Frances McGann, Emma Dries and Kayden Lamon all had three kills apiece. Ashenfelter finished with 17 assists, while Alayna Glidden added 10. St. Norbert registered 13 service aces, including five from Ashenfelter and two each from Stevenson, Schmall and Schmidt.
Elaina Butz had a team-high six digs, while Ashenfelter added four. Vande Voort, Klatt, Lamon and Brooklyn O’Malley all had one block each.
Dominican hit .013, with 19 kills against 18 errors in 80 attempts. Olivia Pollak and Jillian Ross had five kills apiece.
Trimberger the NACC Defensive Player of the Week: St. Norbert College freshman Mason Trimberger has been named the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week, announced today by the conference office.
Trimberger, a Luxemburg native and Luxemburg-Casco High School graduate, recorded a 26-yard pick six in St. Norbert’s 34-7 homecoming win over Lakeland University. The freshman also broke up two passes and had four tackles, one of which went for loss.
The award is the first in his career.
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