Women's Volleyball Falls in NACC Opener at Dominican

By Press release submission

Sep 15, 2022

The Rockford University women's volleyball team dropped a hard-fought match 3-0 on Wednesday evening at Dominican University. Although Rockford fell in straight sets, the match was extremely close for much of the night, with the first two sets being decided by a total of just six points. Rockford led late in both sets, but unfortunately, it was the Stars who were able to close out all three and secure the 25-23, 25-21, 25-18 win.

REGENT RECAP

The Regents trailed for most of the beginning of the opening set. Fortunately, Rockford was never behind by more than 3 points and would use a 4-0 run to retake the lead at 11-9.
The lead changed hands multiple times during the middle of the set, with both schools stringing together large scoring spurts.
With Rockford now leading 20-18, Dominican used a 5-1 run to seemingly take control of the set.
The Regents and Stars traded the next four points, allowing Dominican to eke out a 25-23 win in the first set.
Rockford led for much of the early portion of the second set, including jumping out to a quick 4-1 edge. However, the Stars would eventually battle back to grab a 15-14 lead midway through.
Fortunately, Rockford answered right back with a 5-2 run to pull back in front 19-17. Alex Burton led the charge with a pair of kills.
The back and forth affair continued with Dominican running off 5 straight points and taking a 22-19 advantage.
The Regents were able to cut the lead to two twice, including at 22-20, but Dominican closed on a 3-1 run to take a 2-0 lead.
The third set was again extremely close through the first 19 points, with Dominican holding a 10-9 advantage.
Unfortunately, the Stars scored 10 of the next 12 points to seize control of the set and ultimately the match.
The Regents were unable to get any closer than six the rest of the way, dropping the third set 25-18 and the match 3-0.

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