Box Score Unlike the oil fields of the Middle East, the human body only has so much energy.
Give the Ashland University volleyball team credit for digging deep into its reserves on Saturday. In a match against Wayne State, the Eagles fell behind, 2-0, losing, 25-21 and 25-20. AU rallied to knot the match at 2-2, taking the next two sets, 25-19 and 25-22.
At that point, the match's momentum was there for the taking. The score was tied, 7-7 in the final set and when the Eagles scored the next two points for a 9-7 lead, it looked like they were going to make it all the way back from that 2-0 deficit.
It was at that point that AU began running on empty. WSU put a surge together to go in front, 12-9. AU got no closer than two points the rest of the way and lost, 15-10. The match was tied 26 times and there 17 lead changes.
The Eagles are 7-3 and 1-1 in GLIAC play. The Warriors are 5-5 and 2-0 in the conference.
Senior defensive specialist Marci Zegarac had 30 digs, which is two digs shy of the school, single-match record. Zegarac's total ties her for third all-time.
Freshman Alli Cudworth had 14 kills and Samantha Zuber and Casey Clark had 10 kills apiece. Megan Rohlfs had 19 digs. Shelly DeHenning had 44 assists. Maureen Johnson had five block assists.
Wayne State's Kristen Bulkiewicz recorded a double-double with 23 kills and 20 digs. Madison Reeves finished with 43 assists.
This was AU's first five-set match of the year.
The Eagles go on the road next weekend for matches at Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan.
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