SPRINGFIELD, IL - Freshman middle blocker Alyssa Hasler topped the team with nine kills, but No. 13 Rockhurst came out on top with a 3-0 victory against University of Illinois Springfield volleyball on Friday evening at TRAC.

THE BASICS
SCORE: RU 3, UIS 0 (-17, -12, 15)
RECORDS: UIS 2-10, 0-3 GLVC; RU 12-1, 3-0 GLVC
NEXT TIME: UIS hosts William Jewell on Saturday at 3 p.m. The Cardinals lost 3-0 to McKendree on Friday night.

STAR PERFORMERS

• Hasler (South Bend, Ind.) hit .750 for the match with nine kills and no errors on 12 attempts. She also recorded one ace.
• Junior Ashley Beaton (Wildwood, Mo.) posted seven kills and had five digs.
• Sophomore Lexi Hall (Champaign, Ill.) had 18 of the Stars 27 assists on the night.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Rockhurst hit .391 for the match and above .340 in each set with its best performance coming in the third set with just three errors.
- The first set saw six tie scores and the Prairie Stars come out with a 2-0 lead, but Rockhurst swung the momentum its way and kept it going into the second set.
- The Hawks rushed out to an 8-2 lead and never looked back in set two.
- UIS stayed close in the early goings of the third set, but Rockhurst used a 6-2 run to regain control and shut down the home team to maintain the victory.


FOR THE OPPONENTS

• Three players reached double-figure kill totals with Alyssa Arnold leading the way with 12.
• Setter Whitney Kostal dished out 30 helpers on the Hawks 44 assists.
• For the match, Rockhurst only had 10 errors.