CEDARVILLE, Ohio - (courtesy of CUYellowJackets) Hannah Wagner pounded 18 kills and Stephanie Rogers added 16 as Cedarville pushed its record to 5-0 with a five-set result over Malone in the first match of the season played in the Callan Athletic Center.
The winning numbers for the Lady Jackets were 23-25, 25-14, 16-25, 25-22, 15-13. It's their fourth five-set victory of the young season.
Amanda Bell tallied 11 kills and Lori Inkrott had eight to go along with 12 digs. Maddie Anderson passed off for 35 assists while Erica Bartholomew had 21.
Heather Kirkpatrick led the back row with 21 digs. Kara Yutzy contributed 11 digs and three service aces.
URSULINE REMAINS WINLESS IN THREE GAME LOSS TO TIFFIN
TIFFIN, Ohio – (courtesy of @UrsulineArrows) The Ursuline volleyball team dropped its match against Tiffin University, falling in three sets to the host Dragons. Set scores were 25-8, 25-18 and 25-11.
With the loss, the Arrows slid to 0-5 on the young year while Tiffin improved to 3-2. The two teams were tied at five early in the first set until the Dragons rattled off five consecutive points during a stretch in which they won 10 of 11 points to widen the gap.
Set two saw Ursuline take a 7-6 lead early on but Tiffin had a pair of four-point runs that enabled the home team to take a 2-0 lead. In the third set, Tiffin jumped out to a 6-0 lead before the Arrows won three of the next five points to cut the deficit to three at 8-3. The Dragons pieced together a five-point run to grow the lead to 10 points and went on to win the set 25-11.
Juniors Alex Leister and Maureen Kelly each had a team-high five kills while transfer Heidi Mervar had four and freshman Elise Harcek chipped in three. Of the 20 team kills, 11 came on assists from sophomore Kelley Plas and four more came from junior Ashley Reinhart.
Defensively, Leister had 10 kills and sophomore Kelly Stenger had eight.Tiffin's Danielle McQuade led all players with 17 kills.
URBANA WINS FIRST MATCH OF THE YEAR, OVER W.V. STATE IN THREE GAMES
URBANA, Ohio - (courtesy of @UUSports) After opening the season a disappointing 0-4 at the Fairmont State Invitational, the Urbana University volleyball team returned home to pick up the first win of the 2012 season.
Urbana stung the Yellow Jackets from West Virginia State University in straight sets, 25-17, 25-23, 29-27, earning Head Coach Troy Haught his first career victory as a Blue Knight.
Last season, the 0-4 Blue Knights dropped their fifth straight to open the season at WVSU, but Urbana turned the tables and exacted a little revenge against the Yellow Jackets on Tuesday night. Urbana's future conference foe drops to 0-5 on the season, while the Blue Knights improve to 1-4.
After dominating the opening set, Urbana played well down the stretch of the second and third sets to secure the victory. The Yellow Jackets saw a late 7-point lead in the third set evaporate behind the hot hitting of second-year players Katlin Kremer and Kelsey Volkmer. Kremer finished with 13 kills on 23 attempts, while Volkmer tallied 12 kills on 31 atempts. Freshman setter Mary Hendricks dealt most of the assists, finishing with 20 in addition to her team-high 4 aces. Senior Amy Hickman led the defense with 20 digs, and freshman Megan Verhoff chipped in 7 kills and 4 blocks.