Westmont volleyball extended their winning streak to 10 matches this evening in a five game victory at Point Loma Nazarene (31-29, 29-31, 30-26, 20-30, 15-13). The win runs the Warriors’ record to 11-2 overall and 3-0 in conference play. The Sea Lions fell to 8-5 overall and 1-3 in the GSAC.

Senior Allegra Willis recorded a career high 21 kills while pounding away for a .366 hitting percentage. She also notched two solo blocks and six block assists. Junior Kristen DeGroot connected for 18 kills, matching her career high set one year ago against Fresno Pacific.

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Westmont junior outside hitter Kelsey Voetmann has been named the Golden State Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Week for her role in leading the Warriors to victory over #5 Concordia (10-1, 1-1) and Hope International (0-2, 0-2). Voetmann hails from Lynnwood, Washington.

Voetmann recorded a combined 37 kills in last week’s matches and posted a hitting percentage of .349. In Westmont’s 3-1 upset over previously undefeated Concordia, Voetmann notched 21 kills and five service aces. Against Hope International, Voetmann hit .467 with 16 kills and four service aces.

It was simply one of those magical nights at Murchison Gymnasium when everything went right for Westmont Volleyball (10-2, 2-0). The Warriors knew that they would face the most difficult challenge of the year so far in hosting an undefeated #5 Concordia. Up for the challenge, Westmont ended the night by celebrating a 3-1 victory (32-30, 33-31, 26-30, 31-29).

The start of the match did not look promising for the Warriors as they fell behind in game one 5-9. An attack error by the Eagles, however, brought Kathryn Obermeyer to the service line for the Warriors. Obermeyer served for the next eight Warrior points, including three aces to put Westmont in front 13-9. “My goal was to keep a consistent serve,” said the freshman. “Any ace was just a bonus.”

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Kelsey Voetmann had 16 kills and Allegra Willis added 13 more to lead the Warriors to a three game sweep of Hope International (0-1) on Tuesday night at Murchison Gymnasium. The win was the eighth straight for the Westmont squad which improved its record to 9-2 overall and 1-0 in the Golden State Athletic Conference.

The Warriors combined for a .298 team hitting percentage with Voetmann posting a .467 average and Willis hitting .435. Freshman Katie Sharp continued to perform well at the net, tallying 8 kills on 11 attempts with just one error for a .636 hitting percentage.

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Senior Amber Donovan of Auburn, California and sophomore Malinda Reese of San Carlos, California have been honored by the Golden State Athletic Conference for their performances on the volleyball court during the previous week.

Donovan, a senior, was honored as the GSAC Volleyball Setter of the Week after tallying 197 assists (14.1 per game) in five matches. Donovan recorded 58 assists in a four game victory over Holy Names and 49 assists while playing in only two of three games against Bethany (Calif.). Donovan’s consistency as a setter helped the Warriors to win all five of their matches last week. She also had 24 digs, 9 kills, 3 aces and 7 blocks.

Westmont Women’s Volleyball (8-2) won four out of four matches at the Crowne Plaza/Concordia University 2005 Labor Day Volleyball Festival this weekend to extend the their winning streak to seven straight games. The Warriors swept Redlands, Bethany (Calif.) and Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) in three games each and defeated Holy Names 3-1.

Junior Kelsey Voetmann led Westmont offensively tallying 64 kills during the festival for a hitting percentage of .347. Senior Allegra Willis contributed 38 kills while hitting .402. She also had seven solo blocks and nine block assists.

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Coming off a successful weekend tournament at Embry Riddle (Ariz.), Westmont Volleyball (4-2) stretched its winning streak to three with a 3-1 (30-21, 30-23, 19-30, 30-20) victory on Wednesday night over the Griffins of Westminster (Utah).

In the first game, the Warriors jumped out to a 7-1 lead but gave up 15 of the next 24 points to allow Westminster (1-4) to tie the game at 16. The teams stayed close until a kill by senior Allegra Willis gave Westmont a 21-19 advantage and sent junior Abby Pierik to the service line. Pierik served for five points including a service ace and two kills by Willis, putting the Warriors up 26-19 on their way to a 30-21 win.

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Westmont Volleyball traveled to Prescott Arizona, and walked away as champions of the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Eagle Volleyball Kickoff. Westmont and Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) both won three of four games in the tournament, but the Warriors defeated the Tigers in head-to-head play.

On Friday evening, Westmont (3-2) defeated host Embry Riddle (Ariz.) 3-1. The Warriors took the first two games 30-16 and 30-24 but lost the third 27-30. Undeterred, Westmont came back in game four to win 30-28.

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