SAINT PETER, Minn. – The UW-Stevens Point volleyball team (16-11) got a three-set sweep over Macalester (8-17) before defeating host Gustavus Adolphus (15-11) in four sets at the Gustavus Tri on Saturday.
Hannah Strege (Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee) had double-doubles in both matches with match-highs of 20 and 38 assists, respectively. She tied for the team-high with 10 and 20 digs on the day.
Tessa Erlandson (Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon Wanamingo) was also in double figures with 10 and 20 digs.
Ella Trieloff (Park Ridge, Ill./St. Viator) had 13 kills against GAC, the lone Pointer in double digits on the day.
UWSP 3, Macalester 0 (26-24, 25-14, 25-16)
Carly Thomka (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) had a kill and a block as the Pointers jumped ahead, 4-1, in the first.
Lauren Shaw (Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township) had three kills as UWSP maintained a 13-12 advantage.
Delilah Hyland (Glen Ellyn, Ill./IC Catholic Prep) had a kill and a block as the Pointers led, 21-18. Erlandson and Strege each served an ace as UWSP took the first set.
Erlandson served another ace early in the second as UWSP was in front, 5-1. Thomka served four aces in a 9-0 run as the Pointers took control. Hyland had a kill and a block in a 6-0 run.
Emma Ballweg (Prairie Du Sac, Wis./Sauk Prairie) and
Logan Cregan (Little Canada, Minn./Roseville Area) each had a kill late as the Pointers went up, 2-0.
Shaw had three kills and a block in the middle of the third set and Erlandson served an ace for a 17-7 lead. Hyland and
Jaiden Schneiderman (German Valley, Ill./Forreston) posted two kills apiece late to finish the sweep.
UWSP 3, Gustavus 1 (25-20, 17-25, 25-19, 32-30)
Trieloff and Shaw combined for five kills as the first set was deadlocked at 8-8. Hyland added a trio of kills as the Pointers went up, 19-13. Shaw had a pair of late kills and Trieloff ended the first set win with a kill.
Gracie Fregien (Waukesha, Wis./West) had an ace early in the second as UWSP fell behind, 12-5. Fregien served another ace as UWSP got within 15-13.
Danica Lenz (Andover, Minn./Andover) added a kill late as GAC tied the match at 1-1.
Lenz had a pair of kills and Hyland posted two blocks in a 6-0 run early in the third set. Erlandson and Thomka served an ace each for a 16-10 lead.
Savanna Moe (Saint Paul, Minn/St. Croix Lutheran Academy) had an ace late and Lenz posted consecutive kills to secure the third set for UWSP.
Shaw recorded back-to-back kills as UWSP took a 9-8 lead in the fourth. Lenz and Thomka had two kills to get UWSP within 16-15. Trieloff had three kills late as the set extended until an Erlandson ace ended it in UWSP's favor, 32-30.
The Pointers wrap up the regular season at UW-River Falls on Friday (Nov. 6). First serve in slated for 7:00 p.m.
