ASHLAND, Wis.- The Northland College Women's Volleyball teams win at home having a dominating victory over Crown College in three straight sets (25-18, 25-18, 25-13). Friday night in Ashland, Wis. Bailey Wynn recorded her 1,000th career dig joining Alexa Zadra in reaching that milestone this season.
This game had a lot of great plays from both teams with numerous rallies throughout the match. Crown was led by number 21Alyssa Heagney on offense with five kills and eleven digs. While the LumberJills on offense were led by senior Elizabeth Montgomery with 15 kills. Kodie Rempp and Zadra helped on the defensive side with Rempp having 11 digs and Zadra with 18 digs.
The real unsung hero of tonight's victory was a senior Wynn. She helped the Jills on both sides of the net, with seven kills on offense but more importantly 15 digs on defense. Wynn also had the great success of completing a huge accomplishment reaching the 1000th dig milestone while at Northland tonight. Wynn had seven digs in the first set then four in the second and third sets.
Wynn helped the Jills improve to a UMAC Record of 4-7 in the conference. Tomorrow (Saturday) the LumberJills will face the University of Minnesota Morris at home at 11 a.m., in the Kendrigan Center Chapple Family Gymnasium. The last time the LumberJills played the Cougars they lost in three straight sets, but momentum could be in their favor with this victory going into the last 3 conference games of the year. The Jills are still fighting for a playoff spot with Martin Luther College who have a game and a half lead.
Northland College is an NCAA Division III institution located in Ashland, WI. The LumberJacks and LumberJills sponsor 14 varsity sports and compete in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference, Midwest Lacrosse Conference, and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.