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Winner Milwaukee MKE 2-12, 1-0 HL
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Wright State WSU 8-5, 0-1 HL
Winner
Milwaukee MKE
2-12, 1-0 HL
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Wright State WSU
8-5, 0-1 HL
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Milwaukee MKE 25 25 23 25 (3)
Wright State WSU 23 23 25 20 (1)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Kiekhofer Powers Panthers Past Raiders

Milwaukee starts league play with a win

DAYTON, Ohio – Louise Kiekhofer had a career-high 27 kills to lead the Milwaukee volleyball team to a 3-1 win over Wright State in the Horizon League opener Friday evening from McLin Gymnasium.
 
The Panthers (2-12, 1-0 Horizon) started conference play on a strong note, closing out close sets with the Raiders (8-5, 0-1 Horizon), 25-23, 25-23, 23-25, 25-20.
 
"This was such a great team effort," Milwaukee head coach Susie Johnson said. "A lot of different people stepped up in big ways for us tonight. Louise was tremendous. Shanon had such a presence for us tonight. She had eight blocks, but she also had eight digs.
 
"Wright State played well, but I'm really proud of how our team was able to make adjustments within the match and continue with the game plan."
 
Kiekhofer was on fire right from the start, tallying at least five kills in each set and racking up nine in the final frame to finish with a career-high 27 kills while hitting .479, also a career best.
 
The 27 kills are the most by any player in the Horizon League in a four-set match this season and the 11th-most nationally.
 
Kylie Wilks added another 14 kills, while Carmen Heilemann had 11.
 
Jess Grabowski and Wilks tied for the team lead with 18 digs, with Wilks tallying her 21st career double-double with the effort. Rylie Vaughn added another double-double to her young career with 35 assists and 11 digs.
 
Shanon Volpis turned in a season-best eight blocks to go with a season-best eight digs.
 
In both the first and second sets, the Panthers and Raiders battled back and forth, with Milwaukee closing things out down the stretch.
 
After WSU responded with a close third-set win, Milwaukee exploded in the fourth. Back-to-back kills from Kiekhofer gave MKE a 15-7 lead. Wilks turned in another kill to make it 22-14, before Kiekhofer closed it out with three more big kills late to send the Panthers home with the win.
 
Milwaukee wraps up its month-long road swing Saturday with a 3 pm Central match at Northern Kentucky.
 
 
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