Chinedu Echebelem attempts a shot against Lindsey Wilson
0
Xavier XUL 20-6
3
Winner Lindsey Wilson LIND 33-3
Xavier XUL
20-6
0
Final
3
Lindsey Wilson LIND
33-3
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Xavier XUL 16 15 16 (0)
Lindsey Wilson LIND 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Lindsey Wilson eliminates Nuggets in NAIA first round


     COLUMBIA, Ky. — Yennifer Ramirez and Sarah Shilling combined for 33 kills and a .482 hitting percentage Saturday to lead 12th-ranked Lindsey Wilson to a 25-16, 25-15, 25-16 women's volleyball victory against Xavier University of Louisiana in the NAIA National Championship Opening Round.
     The Blue Raiders (33-3) will advance to pool play in the national tournament with 23 other teams at Sioux City, Iowa, beginning Dec. 2. The Gold Nuggets, eliminated in the first round at nationals for the fourth straight year, finished 20-6.
     Ramirez, a 6-foot-3 sophomore and the Mid-South Conference Player of the Year, hit .382 with 18 kills, nine digs and four blocks. Shilling hit .636 with 15 kills and three blocks.
     Lindsey Wilson's .343 hitting percentage was the highest by an XU opponent this season. Xavier hit .129.
     CeCe Williams, the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament MVP, had 11 kills, nine digs and three blocks for Xavier. Franziska Pirkl had 21 assists, 12 digs and three blocks and posted her third consecutive double-double and 10th of the season.
     Chinedu Echebelem, the GCAC Player of the Year and Xavier's only senior, closed her career with six kills and five digs. Jodi Hill had three blocks.
     Lindsey Wilson opened the match with an 8-1 run and closed the second set with a 15-3 run after Xavier led 12-10. The Blue Raiders led 9-1 and 19-7 in the third set.
     The Blue Raiders had advantages of 50-28 in kills, 54-38 in digs and 4-2 in aces. Both teams recorded six blocks.
     Lindsey Wilson extended its home winning streak to 18, including 11 victories this season.

 
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