Stevens Point, Wis. – The Wheaton volleyball team concluded its participation in the CCIW/WIAC Crossover Tournament on Saturday with a pair of matches. The Thunder earned a 3-2 (26-24, 25-21, 18-25, 20-25, 15-12) victory in an early-afternoon match against UW-Stout. No. 11-ranked UW-Stevens Point defeated the Thunder, 3-1 (25-13, 25-22, 21-25, 25-20) in the final session of the day.

Freshman Meghan Lacey led the Thunder with 18 kills and she recorded a team-high 24 digs in the victory against UW-Stout. Senior Shelby Knowles tallied 12 kills and added 16 digs in the match and Hannah Japp tallied 10 kills with four total blocks. Emily Potts registered a team-high five assisted blocks in the match and Jessica Bosse had 14 digs. Senior setter Ashley Torok had 26 assists and sophomore Kelly Thornton tallied 22 assists.

Knowles led the Thunder with 12 kills in the matchup against UW-Stevens Point. Lacey had 11 kills in the match and Katie Rohrer (PICTURED LEFT) tallied nine kills. Torok had 22 assists in the match and Thornton distributed 16 assists. Bosse led the Thunder with 20 digs, Lacey recorded 17 digs in the match and Knowles added 16.

Head coach Brittany Smith noted of her team's weekend performance, "This was a good weekend for us. To compete so well offensively and then to grow confidence in our blocking and defense was a huge step forward. We can see how our play was right there with every team we played. Outside of errors on serve receive and our serving game, Friday night could have ended in our favor." Smith continued, "Today to battle back after losing momentum to Stout and win the fifth set was a huge confidence booster. And then to play with such freedom and synergy against 11^th-ranked Stevens Point showed us again we are in contention for each match." She concluded, "I'm thrilled for this opportunity to see the team grow and excited to test our growth against Millikin on Tuesday."