St. Ambrose Women's Volleyball

St. Ambrose 3, William Penn 1 (Sept. 23)

St. Ambrose 3, Clarke 0 (Oct. 28)

Amy Royer's kill gives SAU a 7-5 lead in the first set

Tori Matzen's kill makes it 8-6 in the first set

Catherine Wildner with a kill for a 13-9 SAU lead

Megan O'Shea gives the Bees a 15-13 first-set lead off an assist from Lauren Aderman

Catherine Wilder with another kill for a 22-16 first set advantage

Lauren Aderman's ace closes out the first set 25-17

Molly Byrnes dumps it over the net for an 8-6 SAU lead in the second set

Megan O'Shea's kill off a pass from Megan Gordon gives the Bees an 11-7 lead

Catherine Wildner powers down a kill for a 12-8 lead

Amy Royer gets a kill down between two blockers for a 19-16 lead

Amy Royer's kill gives SAU an 11-6 lead and forces Clarke to call a timeout in the third set

Katelyn Lilienthal with a kill for a 17-9 SAU lead in the final set

The Bees close out Clarke and win the MCC regular-season title on a Katelyn Lilienthal kill

St. Ambrose 3, Dubuque 0 (Nov. 3)

Lauren Aderman starts the match with a quick kill for a 1-0 SAU lead

Megan O'Shea with a kill for a 2-0 lead

O'Shea puts it down for a 4-0 lead

Amy Royer's kill gives SAU a 6-4 lead

Royer with another kill for an 8-5 lead

O'Shea with a kill for a 12-10 lead

Catherine Wildner ends a long rally with a kill for a 13-10 lead

O'Shea gives SAU a 15-12 lead

Molly Byrnes goes cross court for a kill and a 20-16 lead

A block from Byrnes and Tori Matzen gives SAU a 24-17 lead

SAU takes the first set 25-18

Matzen with a kill for a 23-17 lead in the second set

Katelyn Lilienthal's kill gives SAU a 24-19 lead

O'Shea ends the second set at 25-19

O'Shea ties the third set at 21-21

Megan Macyauski and Lauren Kramer combine for a block and a 23-21 SAU lead

Macyauski and Kramer with another block for a 24-21 lead

Royer ends the match with a kill off a pass from Taylor Sharoain

St. Ambrose 3, Ashford 1 (Nov. 11) - MCC Championship semifinal

Catherine Wildner's kill gives SAU a 3-1 lead in the first set

Kait Gallagher with a kill for a 5-1 lead

SAU takes a 7-2 lead

Amy Royer puts it down for an 8-2 lead

Megan O'Shea with a kill for a 9-2 lead

SAU takes an 11-2 lead on another kill from Gallagher

Tori Matzen with a kill for a 14-6 lead

Gallagher's kill makes it 20-11

Royer goes down the line for a 22-17 lead

Matzen with another kill for a 23-19 lead

Megan Macyauski ends a long rally with a kill for a 24-19 lead

Catherine Wildner's kill gives SAU the first set 25-20

Macyauski with a kill for a 10-7 lead in the second set

Matzen's ace gives SAU an 11-7 lead

Katelyn Lilienthal with a kill and a 13-8 lead

O'Shea with a kill for a 15-8 lead

Gallagher's kill gives SAU a 16-9 lead

Royer with a kill to give SAU a 19-14 lead

Macyauski with a well-placed kill in the corner for a 20-14 lead

Macyauski helps SAU take a 21-16 lead

Lilienthal and O'Shea combine for a block and a 24-18 lead

Lilienthal and O'Shea with a second straight block to close out the second set 25-18

Matzen's kill pulls SAU to within 7-6 in the third set

Macyauski and Matzen's block cuts the deficit to 10-7

Catherine Wildner's kill pulls SAU within two at 15-13 in the fourth set

Macyauski cuts the deficit to 15-14

Matzen's kill puts the Bees in front 17-16 in the fourth set

Macyauski and O'Shea combine for a block and a 20-16 lead

Gallagher puts down a kill off a pass from Lauren Aderman for a 24-20 lead

Royer's 18th kill of the match gives SAU the four-set win

St. Ambrose 3, Viterbo 1 (Nov. 14) - MCC Championship final

Megan O'Shea's kill ties the first set at 1-1

Kait Gallagher gets it down to pull SAU to within 8-2

Gallagher again, this time to cut the deficit to 9-3

Tori Matzen trims the margin to 9-4

Gallagher powers it down as SAU trails 15-10

Amy Royer gets the Bees within three at 16-13

Matzen's block cuts the score to 21-15

Gallagher's kill gives SAU a 12-6 lead in the second set

O'Shea credited with a block to give SAU a 21-17 lead

Royer with a kill for a 22-19 lead

Gallagher gives SAU a 23-20 lead

Royer gives SAU a set point at 24-21

Dolores Wildner's ace gives the Bees the second set 25-21

Catherine Wildner's kill pulls SAU to within 20-18 in the third set

O'Shea with a kill to keep the Bees down only two at 21-19

Gallagher's kill keeps the Bees close with the team trailing 21-20

Gallagher again to cut the deficit to 23-21

Royer with another kill to knot the third set at 23-23

Matzen and Macyauski combine for a block and a 24-23 SAU lead

Royer gives the Bees a 25-24 lead

Macyauski's kill gives SAU the third set 26-24

O'Shea with a kill for a 12-5 SAU lead in the fourth set

Lauren Aderman's serve gives the Bees a 14-8 lead

Catherine Wildner puts the Bees up 15-11

Gallagher gets the kill for a 16-12 lead

Royer with another kill for an 18-13 lead

Matzen gives SAU a 19-14 advantage

Catherine Wildner gives SAU a 20-16 lead

An attack error gives the Bees a 21-16 edge

Katelyn Lilienthal with a kill for a 22-16 lead

Macyauski pushes the lead to 23-16

A Viterbo error gives SAU a 24-16 lead

Macyauski and O'Shea with a block to seal the win for the Bees

MCC Commissioner Rick Sanders and the MCC Champion Queen Bees

Women's Volleyball Highlights - 2009