Arco named to all-tourney team but Vikings fall to St. Catherine’s

RIPON, Wis. — The Lawrence University volleyball team split the first two sets with St. Catherine’s University on Saturday, but the Wildcats took the final two sets to win 3-1 at the Red Hawk Invitational.

St. Catherine’s won 26-24, 21-25, 25-18, 25-17.

Lawrence’s Liz Arco was named to the all-tournament team after posting her second double-digit kill total of the day. Arco finished with a team-high 10 kills and finished with 20 kills on the day. The junior middle hitter had a .341 hitting percentage on the day.

Rachel Barthel added nine kills and 10 digs for the Vikings (4-9). Lauren Ray picked up 24 assists, and Sydney Nelson had 18. Cyra Bammer led the Vikings with 17 digs, and Katie Kumbalek picked up 14.

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