LAKE FOREST, Ill. – A day after clinching their 14
th consecutive conference tournament berth, the Rams were pushed to the brink by Lake Forest inside the Sports & Recreation Center. Junior
Ally Olmstead finished off the fifth set slamming down her team high 18
th kill of the match to seal the 3-2 victory.
Lake Forest (11-11 overall, 4-3 MWC), took the first set 25-23. Cornell (12-8 overall, 7-0 MWC) came alive in the second set, steam rolling the Foresters 25-10. The teams split the next two sets, before the Rams took the final set 15-11.
Senior
Nia Howard served up three aces, pushing her career total to 201. Howard became only the third Ram in school history to surpass 200 aces.
Ashlin Nottestad picked up 14 kills for the Rams, with
Mia Tubbs and
Helen Simpson each finishing with seven.
Kensie Staats led the Rams with four aces and 21 digs. Howard added 16 digs, while leading Cornell with 24 assists. Nottestad scooped up 10 digs to go with her 18 kills and nine blocks.
Grace Tverberg tossed up 19 assists for the Rams. Tubbs finished with four blocks and Simpson knocked back three.
Coming up – Cornell will celebrate the seniors on Friday night inside Small Athletic and Wellness Center, when they host Ripon (7-16 overall, 2-5 MWC). Game time is 7:00 p.m.
