MOUNT VERNON – Cornell got back on track Friday night inside Small Athletic and Wellness Center, taking down Monmouth (5-13 overall, 2-3 MWC) in dominate fashion. After the setback to Simpson on Monday, the Rams finished off the Fighting Scots in three sets (25-17, 25-18, 25-17).
The Rams (9-8 overall, 4-0 MWC) finished with a 36-29 advantage in kills. Sophomore
Ashlin Nottestad led a balanced Ram attack with seven kills.
Mia Tubbs and
Hannah Cantwell each put down six, with
Ally Olmstead and
Helen Simpson finishing with five each.
Senior
Kensie Staats led the Rams in digs (22) and serving aces (three). Senior
Nia Howard finished with 11 digs and Nottestad dug out 10. Howard and Nottestad each served up two aces. Howard pushed her career ace total to 198.
Grace Tverberg led the Rams with 15 assists. Tverberg played a great all-around game picking up three kills, eight digs, and one ace, to go with her 15 assists. Howard finished with 13 assists.
Cornell held a 13-1 advantage in blocks.
Selia Stein and Olmstead led the way with six each, Tubbs added five.
Coming up – Cornell is at home Saturday to face conference foe Grinnell (8-9 overall, 4-1 MWC). Game time is 1:00 p.m., inside Small Athletic and Wellness Center.
