Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Saturday, August 31, 2019 at College of DuPage, noon
 
Rochester Community and Technical College won this match handily 19-25, 18-25 and 17-25.  For the match, Rachel Kandefer (/Elk Grove H.S.) led Harper with 9 kills and 2 blocks.  Rugile Jaciunas (/Wheeling H.S.) had 6 kills and a 1.0 blocks.  Setter Taylor Pfaller (/St. Viator) played the first 2 sets and had 15 assists.  Ashley Dawson had 5 assists in the 3^rd set.  Harper College was light on digs for this match, although Natalie Asa (/Schaumburg H.S.) did have 5 digs in the second set, plus was 8-8 serving overall with an ace. 

Harper didn't contain Rochester's outside hitters.  Coach Bob Vilsoet said, "We were hitting tips and rolls at them.  They were hitting howitzers at us.  We need to practice our first contacts!"

Previously, Harper was 6-1 lifetime against Rochester.  Now Harper College is 6-2 lifetime.  "This year's Rochester team looks pretty invincible," added Head Coach Bob Vilsoet. 

@ 2:00 PM 

Ashley Dawson started at setter again in this match against St Cloud.  Ashley had 8 assists in the first set.  Rugile Jaciunas (/Wheeling H.S.) led Harper with 3 kills and a block.  Harper led 6-3, and 13-9 after a very long rally; and went on to win 25-21 in this set.  The story for Harper was libero Jules Carusiello (/Hersey H.S.) coming alive on defense.  Jules broke loose for 13 digs and 4-4 serving with an ace.  Kelsey Bauer (/Palatine H.S.) added 5 more digs and 6-6 serving with an ace.

In set 2, St. Cloud picked it up and won going away 11-25 after leads of 1-5 and 3-11.  Harper had a mere 4 assists in this set.

The third set had a much closer score, but more of the same.  After a tie at 8-8, St. Cloud led 11-18 and won going away again 19-25. Kelsey Bauer (/Palatine H.S.) had 5 kills. Ashley Dawson had 9 assists.  Jules Carusiello (/Hersey H.S.) added 5 more digs.   Emma Zeis playing back row also had 5 digs in a nice set for her.  Emma was 3-3 serving.

In the final set, Harper played a new lineup and competed very favorably with some previously unseen speed on defense.  Harper lead 13-12, before ties at 15-15 and 16-16.  But undaunted, Rochester took the lead at 19-22 before winning 20-25.  Setter Taylor Pfaller (/St. Viator) had 9 assists.  Rugile Jaciunas (/Wheeling H.S.) had 3 kills.  Kelsey Bauer (/Palatine H.S.) also had 3 kills.  Jules Carusiello (/Hersey H.S.) added another 5 digs for a match and season high 25 digs.  Coach Bob Vilsoet said, "Jules is catching on quickly to the faster pace of the college game."

Harper College will be back in action at the Rochester Community and Technical College-Volleyball Invitational, this weekend September 6th & 7th!