BOSTON, Mass. - Lindenwood women's volleyball (2-4, 0-0 OVC) dropped their final match at the Northeastern Tournament with a 3-1 loss against Ivy League opponent Dartmouth (1-1, 0-0 Ivy). The Lions struggled on offense hitting .080 with 32 attack errors in four sets.
Anna Kraemer led the Lions with 11 kills on Saturday morning posting her second match of the season with over 10.
Nyah Wilson also had 10 kills and 10 digs in the loss giving Wilson her second double-double this year. LU's offense had five different Lions post over six attack errors.
Dartmouth's defense caused Lindenwood attackers to hit into 11 blocks and limited the Lions to a .080 hitting percentage which was their lowest of the season. Lindenwood hit over .100 twice in four sets on Saturday.
Although the Lions struggled on offense, Lindenwood did have 13 service aces which tied the program's NCAA record set in 2015 against Harding.
Jessie Seidel and
Lexi Menne led the team with four aces each. The team posted seven of their aces in the second set.
Lindenwood trailed by as many as six points in the first set, but battled back eventually tying the set at 23-23. The Lions' struggled the final two points of the match with two errors by Kraemer resulting in a 23-25 Dartmouth set win. LU hit -0.022 in the first set.
The Lions bounced back in the second with a 25-20 set win. Lindenwood had just nine kills in the second but punched down seven aces to secure the set point. Dartmouth had three service errors in the second set.
Dartmouth controlled the final two sets on Saturday defeating the Lions 23-25 and 19-25. Lindenwood had a chance to take a 2-1 lead in the third set after leading by as many as seven points, but Dartmouth stormed back eventually closing out the set with 15 kills.
Setter
Allie Otten had 34 assists, 17 digs (team-high) and six kills in the loss. Seidel also collected 14 digs while
Dana Grib added another 10. Lindenwood had five Lions collected over 10 digs each.
The Lions will return to St. Charles next weekend for the Lindenwood Invitational where they will host Southern Illinois and Austin Peay on Friday, Sept. 13th and Saturday, Sept. 14. For more information go to lindenwoodlions.com.
