Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 QUINCY, Ill. - The Quincy University women's volleyball team got it's first taste of home cooking for the 2024 season as the host of the Quincy University Hawk Invitational on Friday (Sep. 13). 

QU defeated William Jewell in it's first match of the day, three sets to one (25-21, 25-15, 23-25, 25-17) before taking down Winona State in five sets (19-25, 25-21, 25-18, 18-25, 15-4) behind a new career-high 32-kill match from Emma Wijnbergen, a mark that ranks tied for second all-time in the Hawks record books. 

Match One vs William Jewell

Set One

The Hawks feel behind in the early going, trailing the Cardinals by a 6-3 score in the early stages of the first set before working its way back to a tie at the 9-9 mark thanks to three-straight WJC errors. 

Shortly after, QU took the advantage with a three-point run to lead it 13-11 and never surrendered the lead again for the remainder of the set. Wijnbergen solidified the Hawks lead later in the set at the 13-12 mark, scoring four-straight points on a pair of kills and two aces to make it 17-12. 

William Jewell responded with a three-point run to narrow the margin to 17-15, but Quincy weathered the storm down the stretch to come away with the 25-21 winner in the first set capped off by another ace from Wijnbergen. 

Set Two 

After a slow start in the matches opening frame, QU got on the board early, doubling up its opponents to an 8-4 score to kickoff the second set. Kills from Wijnbergen, Susanna Beretti and Samantha Hansen helped fuel the Hawks run. 

WJC got right back into the mix with a four-point run to knot the tally at 8-8 before Quincy took six of the next nine points to open a 14-11 edge before sandwiching three Cardinal points with three runs of two, three and three to elevate the advantage to 22-14. 

Three of the final four points of the set went in favor of QU to close out a convincing 25-15 victory in the second set. 

Set Three

WJC had the initiative early in the third, jumping out to a 9-5 lead until a five-point Hawks run on kills from Erin Matzke and Beretti along with errors pushed Quincy to the forefront 10-9. 

Neither side gave up or gained much ground in the middle stages of the set as both teams stayed within two points of  each other while trading leads on multiple occasions. 

Willliam Jewell found the opening it needed late in the set, taking four of six points at the 21-19 mark to even the tally at 23-23. The Cardinals went on to claim the final two points of the set for a 25-23 win. 

Set Four

The sides split the first 10 points of the set before QU rattled off a six-point run to take a commanding 11-5 advantage moments before using a run of four to build a 15-6 edge. 

Later in the set at 16-10, a five-point Hawks run effectively put the set out of reach at 21-10. WJC found its stroke late in the set, but it was too little too late for the visitors on the scoreboard as Quincy went on to take the set 25-17 on a Luna Van Baars kill to claim a 3-1 victory in the match. 

Notable Performances:
Emma Wijnbergen - 24 Kills, .340 Hitting %, 7 Aces, 2 Blocks, 12 Digs
Susanna Beretti - 19 Kills, .447 Hitting %, 1 Ace, 1 Block, 11 Digs
Elena Kasavica - 49 Assists, 1 Ace, 1 Block, 7 Digs

Match Two vs Winona State

Set One 

The Warriors got things going early, jumping out to an 8-4 advantage to open the match and never gave the lead back for the rest of the set as QU drew within a point later in the set at 11-10, but were unable to narrow the margin any farther from there as Winona State stepped on the gas at the 19-16 mark with a four-point run to press ahead 23-16 before going on to take the first set 25-19. 

Set Two 

Winona worked its way into an early lead just as it did in the first set, this time leading things at 10-7. The Hawks fervently made their way back into the drivers seat, responding with a run of four to even the tally at 10-10 before using a five-point run to vault into a 15-12 advantage. 

Quincy pressed the edge to four points at 18-14 before WSU took seven of the next eight points to grab a 21-19 lead heading down the stretch. Fortunes were on the Hawks side in the final moments of the second set as four Winona errors along with a Beretti kill delivered QU a 25-21 winner on six-straight points to close out the second frame. 

Set Three

QU never trailed in the third set, taking the first two points on a Beretti kill and an ace from Elena Kasavica before busting things open at 5-5 with a five-point run to double up the Warriors at 10-5. 

WSU stuck around late into the set until a three-point Quincy run at 20-16 gave the Hawks all the room they needed and more to go on and claim the third set 25-18 sealed by a Van Baars kill. 

Set Four

After moving ahead 3-1 in the early going, QU surrendered a five-point run shortly after at 4-4 to fall behind 9-4 and it was tough sledding for Quincy from there as the Hawks never drew closer than four points for the remainder of the set and the Warriors went on to force a fifth and decisive set with a 25-18 winner to draw the match at 2-2. 

Set Five

The Hawks returned the favor in the fifth set, taking over early and leaving little doubt of the final outcome as Quincy used a four-point run down 2-1 to lead it 5-2 before adding two more points moments later to build the lead to 7-3. 

Winona picked up another point to draw within three before the Hawks closed out the set and match with a dominant eight-point run to slam the door on WSU and claim a convincing 15-4 victory in the final set and 3-2 match win. 

Notable Performances:
Emma Wijnbergen - 32 Kills (Tied for 2nd in program history), .383 Hitting %, 1 Block, 12 Digs
Susanna Beretti - 18 Kills, .319 Hitting %, 2 Aces, 2 Blocks, 16 Digs
Elena Kasavica - 60 Assists, 1 Ace, 12 Digs
Luna Van Baars - 12 Kills,  .257 Hitting %, 15 Digs

Next Up 

Quincy is back in action tomorrow (Sep. 14) for two more matches to conclude the QU Hawk Invitational first taking on the Pioneers of Malone University at 11:30 AM before facing off with GLVC foe, Missouri S&T at 7:00 PM to wrap up the tournament.