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Green Bay Volleyball Knocks Off Chicago State on the Road

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Green Bay Volleyball Knocks Off Chicago State on the Road

CHICAGO, Ill. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - Playing a non-conference contest on the road, visiting Green Bay got 15 kills from senior Abbey Gitter (Hortonville, Wis.) and defeated Chicago State 3-1 (25-15, 25-14, 15-25, 25-20).  Gitter's 15 kills came on a .464 hitting percentage with just two errors.

The Phoenix came out strong by winning the opening two sets. After a stumble in the third set, Green Bay closed out the match in set four.

Sophomore Lyndsay Zabkowicz (Oak Creek, Wis.) continued her strong play of late with 13 kills on just 18 swings for a staggering hitting percentage of .667. Sophomore Monica Anderson (Cottage Grove, Wis.) had seven kills and zero errors while hitting .538 while junior Carmen Leitermann (Schofield, Wis.) posted another impressive hitting percentage (.500) with six kills and just one error on 10 swings.

Sophomore Leah Poel (Jenison, Mich.) directed the Phoenix offensive attack with 46 assists while junior Brittany Groth (Oak Creek, Wis.), the reigning Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week, tallied a match-high 15 digs.

Green Bay returns to Chicago and to conference action on Friday, playing at Loyola at 7 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Abbey Gitter

#3 Abbey Gitter

RS
5' 11"
Sophomore
Brittany Groth

#10 Brittany Groth

OH
5' 9"
Freshman
Carmen Leitermann

#9 Carmen Leitermann

MB
6' 2"
Freshman
Leah Poel

#7 Leah Poel

S
6' 0"
Freshman
Lyndsay Zabkowicz

#14 Lyndsay Zabkowicz

OH
6' 0"
Freshman
Monica Anderson

#4 Monica Anderson

OH
6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Abbey Gitter

#3 Abbey Gitter

5' 11"
Sophomore
RS
Brittany Groth

#10 Brittany Groth

5' 9"
Freshman
OH
Carmen Leitermann

#9 Carmen Leitermann

6' 2"
Freshman
MB
Leah Poel

#7 Leah Poel

6' 0"
Freshman
S
Lyndsay Zabkowicz

#14 Lyndsay Zabkowicz

6' 0"
Freshman
OH
Monica Anderson

#4 Monica Anderson

6' 0"
Sophomore
OH