CLEVELAND, Ohio
(GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The Green Bay
volleyball team overcame a slow start to win set three Saturday afternoon, but
the Phoenix could not overcome a fired up Cleveland State team on Senior Day,
dropping its regular season finale 3-1 25-15, 25-15, 23-25, 25-12). Junior Carmen Leitermann (Schofield, Wis.)
tallied 10 kills while junior Brittany Groth (Oak Creek, Wis.) had a
match-high 34 digs.
Groth, who broke the program's school record for digs
in a season on Friday night, raised her total to 632 with another impressive
outing. The libero now has 30 or more digs in six matches this season,
including three of the last five.
After dropping the first two sets, Green Bay rallied
from a 19-9 hole in the third set. The Phoenix took its first lead of the set
on a kill from senior Kelly Mischler (Kaukauna, Wis.) to make it
24-23, and a CSU attack error gave Green Bay the set.
Leitermann added five blocks while senior Carlie Willison (Greenfield, Wis.) and sophomore Leah Van Zeeland (Kaukauna, Wis.) added 14 and
11 digs, respectively.
With the regular season in the books, Green Bay will
head to the Horizon League Championship in Milwaukee as the No. 6 seed. The
Phoenix will play third-seeded Butler at 7 p.m. CT at the Klotsche Center.
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