Blue Jays Fall In SLIAC Tournament Semi-Finals To Griffins 

Blue Jays Fall In SLIAC Tournament Semi-Finals To Griffins 

Greenville, IL 11/12/2023- The Westminster College volleyball team faced off against the Fontbonne University Griffins in the SLIAC Tournament Semifinals, it would be a rematch of last year's championship game. It would be a tight contest, but the Griffins would do just enough to keep the Blue Jays at arm's length to win the match 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-23) to advance to the conference championship game against Greenville University. The Blue Jays ended their season with a 19-14 overall record and went 14-5 in the SLIAC.  

Freshman Anna Wekenborg led the Blue Jays offense with eight kills. A trio of Blue Jays would have six kills in the match, Malena Bixby, Kylie Hasselbacher and Madisyn Ellis. Kirsten Schrader led the team in digs with twelve, Elle Turner would pick up nine digs. Haylie Schnake and Malena Bixby would both have seven. Elle Turner led the team assists with thirteen and Braylee Montgomery had nine assists as well.  

It was announced that Madisyn Ellis was named to the All-Tournament team.