Moon Township, Pa. – The RMU volleyball team returned to the UPMC Events Center Tuesday, dropping a 3-0 decision to Wright State. The Colonials dropped their fourth consecutive match in dipping to 9-13 (.409) overall during the 2021 campaign, including 2-8 (.200) in the Horizon League.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Facing a Wright State squad that entered the match having won 18 consecutive sets, the Colonials took the Raiders to the brink in the opening set. RMU grabbed a 12-9 lead with a 3-0 spurt that featured kills from middle blocker
Emma Granger and outside hitter
Abby Ryan as well as a service ace from Granger. The lead stayed at three for the Colonials, 15-12, after outside hitter
Alyson Londot provided a kill on a feed from junior
Allena Carmody. Wright State chipped away, tying the first set, 21-21, thanks to a kill from Callie Martin, which set up a back-and-forth affair the rest of the way. Kills by Londot and Granger gave RMU a chance at set point, but the Raiders had an answer each time. Tied, 28-28, Lainey Stephenson pushed WSU in front, 29-28, with a kill, and the Raiders sealed the opening set win, 30-28, on an attack error.
BALANCE BEAM
The first set featured 16 ties and eight lead changes, but Wright State (15-6 / 7-2 #HLVB) was able to extend its streak of consecutive set victories to 21 with a 25-16 win in set two and 25-14 in the third and final set. The Raiders received a balanced attack offensively, with seven different student-athletes recording at least five kills. Megan Alders garnered match-high honors with 10 and finished with a .345 hitting percentage, while Sam Ott (8) and Nyssa Baker (7) combined for 15 kills without an attack error. As a team Wright State posted an attack percentage of .345 and also racked up 58 digs, including 14 from Martin and 12 from Jenna Story.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
The Colonials also received a balanced attack offensively, with Granger leading the way with nine kills and a .333 hitting percentage. She also added a solo block and two service aces. Ryan chipped in with eight kills and four digs, while Londot and outside hitter
Alyssa Hudak each posted four kills. Carmody posted a team-high 11 digs, while the Colonials racked up seven service aces.
UP NEXT
RMU takes to the road for its next five matches. The Colonials open the swing Saturday, Oct. 23, with a 2:00 p.m. first serve in Rochester, Mich., against Oakland. The trip also includes matches at Cleveland State (10/24), Purdue Fort Wayne (10/29), IUPUI (10/30) and Youngstown State (11/5).
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