A win over Dubuque on Tuesday, Nov. 4 propelled the Knights into the IIAC Tournament, where they met Luther, Friday afternoon.
The Knights post-season run ended with its first match against Luther. Luther won the match 3-1. The Norse took the first game by only two points, 25-23. Luther would need extra points in the second set winning 27-25.
The Knights won a marathon third set by a score of 29-27 to force a fourth set. Luther came out victorious in the next set and won the match with a 25-20 score.
The Knights were led by Kelsey Steffens and Lindsay Schneider, who had 18 and 21 kills respectively. Schneider also led the team with 26 digs.
Earlier this week the Knights needed a win over Dubuque to receive an IIAC berth. The Knights came out swinging in set one, taking a 6-2 lead and forcing a Dubuque timeout. Dubuque tied the score at nine before the Knights opened up with a huge rally. The Knights went on to take the set by a final of 25-21.
The second set went much the same as the first, with the Knights jumping out to an early lead of 8-1. This time they wouldn’t relinquish the lead and took the set, 25-11.
Set three saw the Knights in control the whole game with the aid of another strong start. Wartburg took 10 of the first 13 points and took the set by a final of 25-18. The Knights took the match with a 3-0 victory.
“I think it was a good confidence game for us, I’m really proud of the way we’ve finished out these last two weeks of our season,” head coach Jennifer Walker said.
The Knights were led by Steffens, who had 13 kills to go along with four ace serves. Steffens was aided by Schneider, who had nine kills and seven defensive digs.
The Knights finished the season with a record of 11-25, and 4-5 in IIAC play.