Alverno College Athletics - Home of the Inferno

MILWAUKEE -- Although the Alverno College women's volleyball team exhibited some of its best play of the season against Concordia University Chicago, forcing the Cougars to stay on their toes in some close moments in the second and third sets, the Inferno dropped the Northern Athletics Conference match, 3-0, on Wednesday night at Alverno.

The Inferno (0-13, 0-3 NAC) came out somewhat flat in the first set for a 25-10 loss before battling more intensely in the second set for a closer 25-16 score, leading 8-7 early on. In the third set, the home squad took its play up another notch, jumping out to a 6-0 lead, thanks in part to the service talents of freshman right side hitter JoAnna Sobolik (Oak Creek, Wis./Parkway Christian) who had four aces in the match.

MILWAUKEE -- Alverno College junior setter Kim Reuter was named to the all-tournament team for her efforts at this past weekend's Buc Blast Tournament at Beloit College in Beloit, Wis.

Although the Inferno endured periods of rocky play at the tournament, finishing 0-4, the Franklin, Wis., native did her best to help the squad's struggling offense, assisting on nearly 70 percent of her team's kills to finish with 27 for the tournament. She currently has 117 assists on the season and continues to hold her position as Alverno's all-time assists leader with 1,064.

BELOIT, Wis. -- The Alverno College women's volleyball team closed out a difficult weekend of matches at the Beloit College Buc Blast Tournament with a pair of 3-0 non-conference losses to Coe College and Northland College on Saturday afternoon.

The Inferno (0-12 overall) put forth an improved showing in their first set against Coe with a 25-16 loss as a result, but were unable to maintain that effort in the second two sets, posting scores of 25-9 and 25-8 to concede the match.

In its final match of the tournament, the squad was unable to rally against the Northland Lumberjills, falling 25-15, 25-4 and 25-12.  

BELOIT, Wis. -- Day one of match play at the Buc Blast Tournament took its toll on the Alverno College women's volleyball team, as the Inferno dropped both matches, 3-0, to host Beloit and William Penn University for a pair of non-conference losses on Friday night.

The Inferno (0-10 overall) seemed to have a hard time adjusting to Beloit's offense in their first match of the evening. The squad struggled to reach double digits in set points, dropping the match 25-9, 25-10, 25-7 and allowing two Buccaneer players to reach double digits in kills.