Roanoke-Benson came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Marquette Crusaders , sneaking past 2-1. For the Rockets, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 victory the Crusaders walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
If you add up the scores from across all three sets (71-69) Roanoke-Benson actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-23, 25-23.
Jordyn Tomlinson paced Roanoke-Benson's offense, picking up seven kills. Tomlinson got some help from
Samantha Bertschi and her nine assists. Tomlinson also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Haley Hodel, racking up two apiece.
Marquette's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Hunter Hopkins, who had five aces, a kill, and 16 assists, and Kinley Rick, who had six kills, five digs, three aces, and a block. Those five aces gave Hopkins a new career-high. Kealey Rick was another key player, getting three aces and 14 assists.
Roanoke-Benson has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-21 record this season. As for Marquette, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-9.
Roanoke-Benson has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Seneca on the 24th. As for Marquette, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against Woodland on the 24th.
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