Wilmington University’s weekend roundup

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Welcome to Delaware Sports Blitz’s Wilmington University’s weekend roundup through the dates of September 3rd-5th.

What will you find here? All the Wildcats athletic events that did not get a full recap by themselves.

Let’s first start with WilmU’s Volleyball team!

Volleyball

Lost 3-0 vs Gannon

VB Final | Gannon 3 – #WilmUVB 0. Heather Pedrick with 7 kills, 10 assists, and 5 digs. Mandy Behiels with 6 kills, 9 digs. Angel Oliver with 4 kills, 3 BA's. Grace Morton with 11 digs. Next up: Molloy tonight at 6 pm

— Wilmington Wildcats (@WilmUAthletics) September 3, 2021

The Wilmington volleyball team opened up the season on Friday by getting swept 3-0 by Gannon.

WilmU lost the first set 25-14, lost second set 25-16, and lost the third set 25-18.

Stats:

Points: GU: 56 &WU: 32

Kills: GU: 14 & WU: 24

Aces: GU: 9 & WU 3

Blocks: GU: 0 & WU: 0

Assists: GU: 39& WU:22

Digs: GU: 42 & WU: 39

WilmU Player Stat Leaders

Kills: Heather Pedrick (7), Mandy Behiels (6), & Jessica Connelly (4)

Aces: Grace Morton (1), Dorie Moore (1), & Katie Bushong (1)

Blocks: N/A

Assists: Pedrick (10), Bushong(10), &Morton (2)

Digs: Morton (11), Behiels(9), & Pedrick (5)

3–1 win vs Molloy

VB Final | #WilmUVB 3 – Molloy 1. WU now 1-1. 'Cats make huge 4th set comeback to take the match, pick up first win of 2021. Pedrick with a triple-double (11 K, 19 A, 15 D). Behiels with 12 K, 11 D. GMorton with 18 D, Collins with 14 D. Next: Sat vs. Neb-Kearney at 9 am

— Wilmington Wildcats (@WilmUAthletics) September 4, 2021

In their second game on Friday, Wilmington would earn their first win of the season as the team defeated Molloy 3-1.

The Wildcats won the first set 25-23, lost the second set 25-23, won the third set 25-13 and won the fourth set 25-24.

Stats:

Points: MC: 38&WU: 67

Kills: MC: 51 & WU: 46

Aces: MC: 7 & WU 7

Blocks: MC: 4& WU:1

Assists: MC: 38& WU:43

Digs: MC: 67 & WU: 76

WilmU Player Stat Leaders

Kills: Mandy Behiels(12), Heather Pedrick(11), & Angel Oliver (10)

Aces: Pedrick(19), & Katie Bushong (17)

Blocks: Pedrick(1)

Assists: Mandy Behiels(3), Elly Collins (2), & Pedrick(2)

Digs: Grace Morton (18), Pedrick (15), & Collins (14)

Lost 3-0 vs Nebraska – Kearney

VB Final | Nebraska-Kearney 3 – #WilmUVB 0. WU now 1-2. Jessica Connelly and Heather Pedrick led the offense with 5 kills each. Elly Collins with 18 digs. Angel Oliver with 5 block assists and 1 solo to go with 4 kills. Pedrick with 10 assists as well.

— Wilmington Wildcats (@WilmUAthletics) September 4, 2021

In their first game on Saturday, Wilmington fell to the Nebraska – Kearney Lopers in three sets.

The Wildcats lost the first set 25-17, lost second set 25-12, and lost third set 25-10.

Stats:

Points: NEB-K: 58.5 &WU: 26

Kills: NEB-K: 47& WU: 18

Aces: NEB-K: 6 & WU 2

Blocks: NEB-K: 1 & WU: 1

Assists: NEB-K: 43& WU:20

Digs: NEB-K: 45 & WU: 35

WilmU Player Stat Leaders

Kills: Heather Pedrick (5), Jessica Connelly (5), & Angel Oliver (4)

Aces: Katie Bushong (1), & Elly Collins (1)

Blocks: Oliver (1)

Assists: Pedrick (10), Bushong(7), &Collins(3)

Digs: Collins (18), Bushong (4), & Behiels (4)

Lost 3-2 vs American International

VB Final | AIC 3 – #WilmUVB 2. WU goes 1-3 in opening weekend. Forced 5th set with one of NE10's best with 26-24 set 4 win. Huge match at the net with 6 solo blocks and 34 block assists. Angel Oliver had 3 solos and 10 block assists. Mandy Behiels with 11 kills and 12 digs.

— Wilmington Wildcats (@WilmUAthletics) September 4, 2021

In their second game on Saturday, the Wildcats fell in five sets to the American International College Yellow Jackets.

Wilmington won the first set 25-21, lost the second set 25-18, lost the third set 25-20, won the fourth set 26-24, and lost the fifth set 15-12.

Stats:

Points: AI: 89 &WU: 65

Kills: AI: 75 & WU: 39

Aces: AI: 8 & WU 3

Blocks: AI: 0 & WU: 6

Assists: AI: 74& WU:35

Digs: AI: 88 & WU: 72

WilmU Player Stat Leaders

Kills: Mandy Behiels (11), Angel Oliver (7) & Jessica Connelly (6)

Aces: Katie Bushong (2) & Rianne Nickerson (1)

Blocks: Oliver (3),Pedrick (1), & Kaiya Medina (1)

Assists: Bushong(17), Pedrick (13),& Collins (3)

Digs: Collins(23, Pedrick (15), & Behiels(12)

Wilmington’s men’s soccer team also played this weekend. Check out their stats by clicking the button below!