Volleyball Celebrate
Aubrey Staton
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Winner Millikin MIL-U 18-8,4-2 CCIW
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Wheaton (IL) WHEIL 9-12,2-5 CCIW
Winner
Millikin MIL-U
18-8,4-2 CCIW
3
Final
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Wheaton (IL) WHEIL
9-12,2-5 CCIW
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Millikin MIL-U 21 25 25 28 15 (3)
Wheaton (IL) WHEIL 25 20 12 30 9 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Morgan Vogels

Women's Volleyball Hangs on to Defeat Wheaton on the Road

The Big Blue women's volleyball team traveled to Wheaton, Ill. on Wednesday, October 19 for a College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin matchup against the Thunder of Wheaton College. Millikin pulled off the victory in five sets after falling in the first by a 21-25 margin. Millikin bounced back to take set two 25-20, then set three 25-12. Wheaton claimed the third set in a 28-30 game, then the Big Blue downed the Thunder in the fourth set 15-9 to move to 4-2 in conference play.

In the match, senior Julianna Vassallo notched her 1,000th career kill, leading the team in digs with 21.

Vassallo also tallied three service aces, along with Reece Brown and Olivia Grbavac. Kailee Itzenhuiser led the way in kills with 24, and notched 12 digs. Kaitlyn Skowronski added 15 digs.Jessi Kreder recorded 12 kills and nine total blocks. Grbavac tallied 27 kills, and Brown added 21.

For Wheaton, Caroline Capps had 19 kills. 

Millikin outkilled the Thunder 61-43, and outdug Wheaton 79-68.

With the win, Millikin improves to 18-8 in conference play. The Big Blue will travel to UChicago for a non-conference matchup on Friday, October 21. 
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