STEVENS POINT, Wis. – UW-Stevens Point volleyball sophomore
Hannah Strege (Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee) recorded her first career triple-double as the Pointers (14-10, 3-2) got a four-set win (22-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-17) over UW-Stout Polytechnic (14-9, 1-4) on Friday night.
Strege posted her first career double-figure kills match with 10 for her first career triple-double. She added match-highs of 32 assists and 17 digs.
Freshman
Danica Lenz (Andover, Minn./Andover) racked up a team- and season-high 13 kills. Senior
Lauren Shaw (Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township) was also in double figures with 12 kills.
Ella Trieloff (Park Ridge, Ill./St. Viator) had two kills and block early in the first set. Shaw posted four-consecutive kills and added a block as UWSP got within 11-10. Strege and
Bella Lucero (Antioch, Ill./Carmel Catholic) each served an ace as the Pointers came up short in the first set.
After UWSP fell behind, 7-0, in the second, Lenz entered the fray with a kill sparking an 8-0 UWSP run. Shaw had a pair of kills in a 9-2 run as UWSP went up, 19-13. Trieloff had a kill and an ace as UWSP evened the match with a 5-0 run to end the second set.
Lenz and Strege notched three-consecutive kills each as the Pointers jumped out to a 10-1 lead to start the third. Lucero had a kill and an ace as UWSP went up, 22-14. Strege had a kill late to help seal the set.
Lenz and Strege had two kills each as the Pointers opened the fourth with a 9-6 advantage. Lenz added a pair of kills and Lucero served another ace to put UWSP up, 16-12. Shaw and
Delilah Hyland (Glen Ellyn, Ill./IC Catholic Prep) had two kills apiece late. Lenz had a kill and a block to finish the win.
The Pointers will host UW-Eau Claire on Wednesday (Oct. 28) in the regular season home finale. First serve in Berg Gym is set for 7:00 p.m.
