IRVINE, Calif. – The CUI women's volleyball team delivered a dominant performance from start to finish against Dominican overwhelming the Penguins in straight sets. The Golden Eagles relentless defense stifled the Penguins offense holding them to a negative hitting percentage as CUI soared to victory with commanding scores of 25-16, 25-16, and 25-13.
CUI set the tone early in each set building momentum with key scoring runs and maintaining control through the final point. In the first set the Golden Eagles jumped out to a commanding 10-3 lead behind strong serving runs from
Emma Wegleitner and
Kayden Croy. CUI carried that momentum into the second and third sets opening both with impressive 6-0 runs fueled by
Nevada Knowles and Wegleitner. The early leads proved too much for the Penguins to overcome as CUI continued to dominate from start to finish.
Freshman
Livia Eyre led CUI with 11 kills recording an impressive .360 hitting percentage. Wegleitner also made an impact finishing with six kills and made her presence at the service line as she recorded a team-high six aces. Croy was unstoppable offensively with seven kills on 14 attempts with a whopping .429 hitting percentage. The senior also had two block assists and five digs.
Delaney Gregg and
Sarah Guglielmana had a combined six kills out of the middle with five block assists.
Gabby Johnson and
Bella Loftin came into the match and contributed with a kill each.
Setter Knowles played a key role in orchestrating the offense recording 22 assists while leading the Green and Gold with 11 digs.
Grace Carollo also helped facilitate the attack adding two assists and six digs. Libero
Halen Kiefer contributed seven digs while
Celia Dowell and
Avery Banaag bolstered the defensive effort with six and three digs, respectively.
The Golden Eagles will be back in action as they look for a rematch against Biola on Wednesday Oct. 21 in the CU Arena at 6 p.m.
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