Volleyball Wins Seventh In A Row, Runs Great Midwest Streak To 18 Sets

Despite a second-set scare on Tuesday (Sept. 20) night at Cedarville, Ashland University's volleyball team extended its consecutive sets won streak to 18 following a 3-0 (25-15, 26-24, 25-15) victory against the Yellow Jackets.
 
The Eagles, winners of seven straight matches overall, move to 10-5 overall and 6-0 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. The combined record of the teams which have given AU its losses so far this fall is 54-6.
 
Ashland's streak of consecutive 3-0 wins is its longest since 2018 (seven).
 
Cedarville is 5-8, 3-3.
 
Ashland is 10-2 all-time against the Yellow Jackets.
 
THE WRAP-UP

• The Eagles' .370 hitting percentage on Tuesday night is their second-best this season. Sophomore right-side hitter GraceAnn Hartman had 13 kills and a .545 hitting percentage, fifth-year outside hitter Erin Krupar added 13 kills, and sophomore outside hitter Makenna Belcher, the reigning Great Midwest South Division Offensive Player of the Week, had 11.
• Fifth-year senior Zoey Peck finished with 43 assists, while, defensively, junior libero Katie Thompson led the way with 14 digs, and Belcher added a dozen digs.

 
UP NEXT
The Eagles will return to the Sherrill Hudson Court at Kates Gymnasium on Friday (Sept. 23) at 7 p.m. to take on Tiffin (7-8, 3-3).