Box Score Webster University finished second out of six teams in the Rose-Hulman tournament after splitting a pair of matches Sunday (Sept. 8).
 
The Gorloks (4-2) beat Muskingum (Ohio) in a sweep after being swept by the eventual tournament champion, Defiance (Ohio).  Webster tied the host school with a 3-1 tournament record, but won the head-to-head match the previous day.
 
Named to the five-player all-tournament team was junior hitter Sam Kersting (St. Louis, MO / Lindbergh). In the four tournament matches, Kersting tallied team highs of 32 kills and .307 hitting percentage. On defense, she had 22 blocks, second-best for Webster.
 
Leading in blocks with 26 on the weekend was junior Emily Ratkewicz (Granite City, IL / Granite City). The back-row defensive leaders were juniors Megan Morrison (St. Louis, MO / Lutheran South) and Jordan Vehlewald (Wildwood, MO / Lafayette) with 48 and 40 digs, respectively.
 
Junior setter Allie O'Toole (St. Louis, MO / Lutheran South) topped the team with 65 assists in the four matches.
 
Webster recorded 24 blocks (calculated as 17 solos plus half of its 14 assisted) against Rose-Hulman shattering its school record for most blocks in a four-game match. Kersting had a team-high 11 blocks (seven solo, four assisted), followed by Ratkewicz with eight (five solo, three assisted). The previous team record was 18 against Illinois College on Sept. 12, 2006.
 
The second-place finish for the Gorloks is a turnaround from last year when the absence of three key players contributed to an 0-4 mark in the same tournament.
 
Webster's 4-2 start is its best since 2008, when it also started 4-2 on its way to a final record of 23-6.