Thursday, Oct. 15 Volleyball results
Kent State 3, Central Michigan 1
Miami 3, Eastern Michigan 1
Recap courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments
Kent State | Box Score
MT. PLEASANT, Mich. – Kent State earned its second win in a row and took down host Central Michigan, 3-1 (25-20, 21-25, 26-24, 25-17) on Thursday afternoon
The Golden Flashes (9-10, 3-5 MAC) posted a .219 team hitting percentage and are now 6-0 when hitting at better than a .200 clip. Sophomore
Macie Moreland led the attack with a career-high 16 kills and junior
Nadia Miller joined her in double-digits with 11 kills. Redshirt junior
Adalynn Ginley had an efficient offensive performance with nine kills and a .438 hitting percentage.
Senior
Kylee Baranski made her first start in a Kent State uniform and totaled 42 assists and six digs.
Junior
Hailey Brenner recorded a career-high five aces, including three during a key 6-0 run in the fourth set.
Junior
Lesley Furuta led the defense with 10 digs. Miller was close behind with a career-high eight digs and recorded a team-high four blocks.
The Flashes will be in action at the M.A.C. Center for five of the next six contests, beginning against Eastern Michigan on Oct. 22 and Oct. 23.
Miami | Box Score
YPSILATNI, Mich. — The Miami University volleyball team (13-5, 5-2 MAC) took down Eastern Michigan (8-11, 2-5 MAC) in a four-set match (17-25, 25-23, 29-27, 26-24) on Thursday evening to extend its win streak to five wins in a row.
Offensively,
Lauren Coyne and
Grace Kreutz led Miami with 13 kills each, and
Molly Creech added a match-high five service aces.
Kamryn Utley recorded 26 assists to lead all players and
Holland Van Deusen produced 24 assists for the RedHawks. Defensively, Creech had a team-high 20 digs, while Coyne put down five blocks.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Miami kept it close at six apiece in the first set, thanks to a pair of kills from Coyne and Chelsea Williams. The Eagles pulled away to 12-8 before the RedHawks forced an EMU timeout after scoring three straight points. Two kills from Kreutz, as well as a block and a kill from Coyne, helped Miami stay in the fight, but the effort fell just short as the RedHawks fell 25-17 in the first set.
- Eastern Michigan opened the second set with an 8-0 advantage. Miami used a 5-0 run behind a flurry of kills and a Creech service ace to trail 8-5. Behind 18-11, multiple attack errors, two kills and two more service aces from Creech evened the score at 18-18. The Red and White did not look back, as Miami went on to score the final three points of the set to secure a 25-23 victory.
- The Eagles claimed a 7-3 lead at the beginning of the third set. The RedHawks fought to get back in the set at 8-7 when EMU responded by stretching its lead to 14-8. Creech served back-to-back service aces to give the RedHawks momentum, as they eventually tied the set at 18-18. A service ace from Utley and an attack error from the Eagles gave Miami its first lead of the third set at 22-21. After some back-and-forth action, a block from Coyne and Raegan Lantz and a kill from Williams handed Miami a 29-27 third-set win.
- Eastern Michigan got off to another hot start in the fourth set when Miami answered with four kills in a row to jump ahead 7-6. Lantz added four kills to keep the Red and White within striking distance at 14-12. A kill from Kreutz and two kills from Lydia Michelin knotted the score at 15-15. Down 23-20, the RedHawks outscored the Eagles 6-1 to take the fourth set 26-24.
NOTES:
- Kreutz totaled the most kills (13) and digs (20) of her career.
- Creech served the most aces of her career (five).
- Utley had a season-high 26 assists.
The Red and White stay on the road against Eastern Michigan for a match on Friday, Oct. 16 at 6 p.m.
