University of St. Thomas Athletics
Saturday, September 2
St. Paul, Minn.
2:00 p.m. Central
1-5,0-0Summit League
0
vs
3
Milwaukee
2-4,0-0Horizon
1
2
3
F
Milwaukee
25
25
25
3
St. Thomas (MN)
19
14
18
0
Team Stats
MKE
UST
Kills
49
29
Errors
13
19
Attempts
112
123
Hitting %
.321
.081
Points
59.0
36.0
Assists
45
29
Aces
1
1
Blocks
9
6
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
OH
/ Volleyball
S
/ Volleyball
RS
/ VolleyballMB
/ Volleyball
Photo by: Kylie Macziewski
Milwaukee hands Volleyball a loss to end Tommie Invitational
9/2/2023 4:30:00 PM | Volleyball
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Coming off its first win of the season the night before, St. Thomas volleyball fell in straight sets to Milwaukee (19-25, 14-25, 18-25) on Saturday to wrap up the Tommie Invitational in Schoenecker Arena.
RECAP
The Panthers' strong day began at the start of set one with four straight kills and a 4-0 lead. Senior Claire Ricard answered with the Tommies' first kill of the match to end the streak and was part of a block assist with sophomore Megan Wetter during the next rally to pull within two. Back-to-back blocks by the Purple tied the set then gave the home squad a 12-11 lead. Milwaukee scored five of the next six points and led for the remainder of the set win.
Both teams traded points over the first nine serves before a Panther error gave the Tommies a 6-4 lead. UWM followed with five straight points and scored eight of the final nine points to end set two.
Peterson opened set four with her third of four kills in the match, beginning four straight points traded by the Tommies and Panthers. After going down by three, St. Thomas scored three straight points to tie the set, 8-8, including a service ace by freshman Morgan Kealy. Milwaukee again pulled away toward the end of the set to secure the Tommie Invitational title.
TOP TOMMIES
· Freshman Ellie Gustafson led the Tommies with seven kills in two sets, marking her fourth of five games played with at least seven kills. She added eight digs, which was tied for second on the team.
· Sophomore Megan Wetter guided the Tommie defense with a team-best five blocks, marking her second straight game with at least five. Wetter also tallied five kills on the offensive end.
· Freshman Morgan Kealy recorded 20 assists to go along with five digs, three kills, one ace, and one block.
QUOTEABLES
Thoughts from head coach Thanh Pham about the inaugural Tommie Invitational Volleyball Tournament:
"Thanks to St. Thomas and the university for allowing us to host a tournament here and it was a great experience for all the competitors. Everyone came away with a win. Everyone came away with a loss. It just shows that we're in the right neighborhood as far as competition goes.
"It was fun to see all the support that the student body gave us. We couldn't be more appreciative, so thank you goes out to them. And to our team for all their efforts. Great improvements will be on their way."
UP NEXT
St. Thomas continues its non-conference schedule Sept. 8-9 at the DePaul Invitational in Chicago, Ill. The Tommies begin the tournament at 10 a.m. Friday against Evansville before taking on host DePaul at 7 p.m. in McGrath-Phillips Arena. St. Thomas will end the tournament at 12 p.m. Saturday against Northern Illinois.
FOLLOW ALONG
For more information on St. Thomas Volleyball, follow along on X and Instagram at @tommievball
JOIN US
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-- St. Thomas Athletics --
RECAP
The Panthers' strong day began at the start of set one with four straight kills and a 4-0 lead. Senior Claire Ricard answered with the Tommies' first kill of the match to end the streak and was part of a block assist with sophomore Megan Wetter during the next rally to pull within two. Back-to-back blocks by the Purple tied the set then gave the home squad a 12-11 lead. Milwaukee scored five of the next six points and led for the remainder of the set win.
Both teams traded points over the first nine serves before a Panther error gave the Tommies a 6-4 lead. UWM followed with five straight points and scored eight of the final nine points to end set two.
Peterson opened set four with her third of four kills in the match, beginning four straight points traded by the Tommies and Panthers. After going down by three, St. Thomas scored three straight points to tie the set, 8-8, including a service ace by freshman Morgan Kealy. Milwaukee again pulled away toward the end of the set to secure the Tommie Invitational title.
TOP TOMMIES
· Freshman Ellie Gustafson led the Tommies with seven kills in two sets, marking her fourth of five games played with at least seven kills. She added eight digs, which was tied for second on the team.
· Sophomore Megan Wetter guided the Tommie defense with a team-best five blocks, marking her second straight game with at least five. Wetter also tallied five kills on the offensive end.
· Freshman Morgan Kealy recorded 20 assists to go along with five digs, three kills, one ace, and one block.
QUOTEABLES
Thoughts from head coach Thanh Pham about the inaugural Tommie Invitational Volleyball Tournament:
"Thanks to St. Thomas and the university for allowing us to host a tournament here and it was a great experience for all the competitors. Everyone came away with a win. Everyone came away with a loss. It just shows that we're in the right neighborhood as far as competition goes.
"It was fun to see all the support that the student body gave us. We couldn't be more appreciative, so thank you goes out to them. And to our team for all their efforts. Great improvements will be on their way."
UP NEXT
St. Thomas continues its non-conference schedule Sept. 8-9 at the DePaul Invitational in Chicago, Ill. The Tommies begin the tournament at 10 a.m. Friday against Evansville before taking on host DePaul at 7 p.m. in McGrath-Phillips Arena. St. Thomas will end the tournament at 12 p.m. Saturday against Northern Illinois.
FOLLOW ALONG
For more information on St. Thomas Volleyball, follow along on X and Instagram at @tommievball
JOIN US
To reserve your seat to be a part of the Tommies' 2023 season, click HERE to view ticketing information and purchase options.
-- St. Thomas Athletics --
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