September 2

Luiken named to All-Tournament team at UW-Eau Claire Classic

Dana Luiken
Senior middle blocker Dana Luiken was named to the All-Tournament team as the Pipers went 2-2 at the UW-Eau Claire Labor Day Classic completed Saturday in Eau Claire, Wis.

The Pipers (2-2) split a pair of matches for the second consecutive day, beating Crown College 30-22, 30-26, 30-18 before falling to Buena Vista, 30-22, 31-29, 28-30, 35-33.

Against Crown, both Luiken and junior Shelby Hyllengren had 12 kills while first-year Tasha Simmons added nine. Junior setter Angie Asmus had 35 assists and four service aces in the match.

The Pipers hit .301 as a team with 41 kills in 93 attempts.

Against Buena Vista, Luiken led four Pipers in double figure kills with 28. Hyllengren had 20 while sophomore Amanda Booth had 12, and Simmons had 10 with 27 digs. Asmus dished out 72 assists, and Sara Burns added 28 digs.

The Pipers will play at North Central (Minn.) on Tuesday. Game time is set for 4:00 p.m.

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