Bruins outlast No. 23 Dordt in five sets

Box Score

BELLEVUE, Neb. -- Senior Rachel Muller led a balanced Bellevue attack as four Bruins registered double-figure kills totals in a 3-2 (25-15, 21-25, 25-23, 17-25, 15-10) win over No. 23 Dordt College in continuing action at the Bruin/Premier Classic Saturday afternoon at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center.

The Bruins improved to 14-4 on the season with the win and Dordt fell to 14-6 overall.

Muller registered her 11th double-double with 14 kills and 16 digs. Sophomore Kali Schnacker tallied 13 kills and a season-high five blocks.

Junior Jaclyn Thorson collected 11 kills on .280 hitting along with six kills.

Sophomore Maureen Wardian recorded 10 kills and a match-high seven blocks.

Freshman Jordan Broady notched a double-double with 48 assists and 14 digs.

Defensively, the Bruins were led by Katy Gregory's season-high 26 digs.

Bellevue trailed 8-5 in the decisive fifth game before reeling off five straight points after kills by Schnacker, Muller and Thorson and two Defender attack errors made the score 10-8 in favor of Bellevue. The Bruins built the lead to 13-9 highlighted by a Muller kill and a service ace by Kylie Davis. Consecutive kills by Wardian and Muller ended the match for the Bruins.

Bellevue, ranked No. 15 nationally, will conclude the tournament with an 8:15 p.m. match tonight against fifth-ranked Georgetown College.