KENOSHA, WI – The Quincy University women's volleyball team dropped two tough matches on Friday (Sept. 13) at the UW-Parkside Hampton Inn Invitational. The Hawks fell 3-2 to UW-Parkside and (RV) Winona State on day one.
 
Sarah Brown led the charge against UW-Parkside with 18 kills, while freshman Emily Rehagen recorded the first double-double of her career with 12 kills and 15 digs.

Rehagen continued her stellar play, tallying 20 kills against Winona State in game two. Emma Lynch added 15, as the two combined for over 50% of Quincy's total kills on the day.

Makayla Knoblauch led the defense with 80 assists and 29 digs in the two matches.
 
UW-Parkside 3, Quincy 2
 
The opening set was highly competitive, as both teams went on multiple runs. Alaina Rothermich propelled the Hawks to a 5-0 run early on behind back-to-back kills. QU led 9-4. The battle continued, with eight ties and five lead changes throughout the set. The Hawks had two chances at set point up 24-22, but were unable to convert. The Rangers fought back and took the final three points to win the first set 28-26.
 
The Hawks and Rangers came back out for round two in similar fashion. Neither team led by more than four points until late in the set. Timely offense from Emily Rehagen and Sarah Brown pushed QU to five straight points and a 24-17 lead. Parkside closed to within three, but the Hawks lead was too much to handle. QU evened the match by taking the second set 25-21.
 
Quincy carried their momentum to the third set, as Brown started to heat up notching four kills. The Hawks controlled the entire set, taking a 17-11 advantage midway through. Sarah Blair served up back-to-back aces to extend the lead to 19-11. Leading by as many as eleven, the Hawks were unstoppable. QU took the lead 2-1 with a 25-14 third set victory.
 
Five kills early on put the Hawks up 7-2 in the fourth. The Ranger offense came alive and tied the set at 15-15. From there, points were traded back and forth. QU took advantage of two Ranger attack errors to go ahead 23-22. Back-to-back kills and a Quincy attack error gave the Rangers a 25-22 win to force a decisive fifth set.
 
Wisconsin-Parkside went ahead 9-4 in the fifth and did not let up. QU tried to battle, but the Rangers continued to build to close the frame, 15-8.
 
(RV) Winona State 3, Quincy 2
 
The first set started off with a QU service error, but the Hawks tightened it up after that. Neither team could break away as the score sat tied at 20-20 late in the set. QU took control the rest of the way, taking five out of the last six points to take the first set 25-21. Emily Rehagen led the Hawks with six kills.
 
The Warriors jumped out to a 9-2 lead in the second, but the Hawks chipped away at the deficit to bring the score to 13-10. Back-to-back service aces extended the Warrior lead and flipped the momentum. Winona State took over and won the second set 25-15.
 
The third set was a seesaw battle early on, with the Hawks holding the 7-6 advantage. The Warriors proceeded to go on a 10-1 run and never looked back. The ten-point lead was too much for the Hawks to overcome as they dropped the set 25-12.
 
The most competitive set came in the fourth. Rehagen kicked things off by smashing a kill to give the Hawks the early advantage. Both teams went on to play through 20 ties and eight lead changes. The score sat deadlocked at 25-25 before an Emma Lynch kill and a Warrior attack error forced a fifth set.
 
Quincy, playing in its second consecutive five-set match, took a 10-5 lead after two kills apiece from Lynch and Stephanie Mizeur. The Warriors used three kills of their own and a service ace to get back in the game. A Sarah Brown kill put the Hawks up 13-12, but the Warriors answered with a 3-0 run to end the match.

Game 1 Stat Leaders
Sarah Brown- 18 kills
Emily Rehagen- 12 kills, 15 digs
Makayla Knoblauch- 39 assists, 19 digs

Game 2 Stat Leaders
Emily Rehagen- 20 kills, 9 digs
Emma Lynch- 15 kills
Makayla Knoblauch- 41 assists, 10 digs

Next up for the Hawks
The Hawks are back in action tomorrow as they take on Purdue Northwest at 8 a.m. and Upper Iowa at 2:45 p.m.