LA CROSSE, WIS.—The Hamline University volleyball team squared-off against Simpson, and UW-La Crosse on the back end of the UW-La Crosse Tournament on Saturday in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The Pipers opened the day with a 3-0 victory over Simpson, and dropped a 3-1 decision to the host UW-La Crosse.

Saturday's split gives Hamline a 7-4 record. Freshman Jenna Rubbelke was the lone Piper named to the UW-La Crosse All-Tournament team.

Hamline 3, Simpson 0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-15)

Simpson struggled to find the floor as they registered just 19 kills on the day, while Hamline more than doubled them with 43 throughout the three sets en route to a .271 hitting percentage. The Storm led just twice in the match as they held 2-1 and 3-2 advantages in the first set as Hamline cruised to a 3-0 victory.

Sydney Larson paced the Pipers with 12 kills, and four service aces. She was second on the team with 10 digs, behind Jenna Rubbelke's team-leading 16. Megan Rubbelke tallied 25 assists in the match for Hamline.

UW-La Crosse 3, Hamline 1 (26-24,15-25, 25-18, 25-18)

The Pipers held a 23-17 lead in set one before Emma Lawrence engineered a 5-0 UW-La Crosse run with four kills, which narrowed their deficit to 23-22. Megan Rubbelke responded with a kill to make things 24-22 before the Eagles iced the set with four-straight points en route to a 26-24 victory.

Hamline's 25-15 win in set two was highlighted by Sydney Larson's five kills, and 10 combined Eagles errors. The Pipers couldn't keep that momentum going in sets three and four as they dropped 25-18 decisions in each set.

Larson paced Hamline with 16 kills, while Maggie Gavic converted three service aces. Jenna Rubbelke and Megan Rubbelke led the defense with 18 and 15 digs respectively. Megan Rubbelke set up the offense with 26 assists. The Pipers hit .104 compared to UW-La Crosse's .229 mark.

Hamline will open MIAC play on Wednesday, September 22 at St. Benedict. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m.