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VB win vs. Cedarville 10-24-23 rotator
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Cedarville CU 11-13,6-7 G-MAC
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Winner Ashland AU 18-7,11-2 G-MAC
Cedarville CU
11-13,6-7 G-MAC
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Ashland AU
18-7,11-2 G-MAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Cedarville CU 25 30 22 22 8 (2)
Ashland AU 19 28 25 25 15 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Dusty Sloan, Ashland University Director of Athletic Communications

Volleyball Rallies Again For 3-2 Home Win Over Yellow Jackets

It's just Ashland University's volleyball team's thing in 2023 – slow starts, exciting finishes.
 
On Tuesday (Oct. 24) night at the Sherrill Hudson Court at Kates Gymnasium, the Eagles rallied from a 2-0 deficit to topple Cedarville, 3-2 (19-25, 28-30, 25-22, 25-22, 15-8).
 
Ashland improves to 18-7 overall and 11-2 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, and moves to three matches ahead of second-place Trevecca Nazarene in the South Division. The Yellow Jackets are 11-13, 6-7.
 
Tuesday night's tilt featured 34 tie scores and 12 lead changes.
 
NOTABLES
  • After losing the first two sets on Tuesday, sophomore right-side hitter Tristen Gierhart was inserted into the match. Gierhart responded with eight kills, a .500 hitting percentage and three digs in three sets.
  • Junior outside hitter Makenna Belcher ended with yet another double-double (16 kills, 14 digs), and freshman outside hitter Henlie Krause did the same (10 kills, 14 digs). Junior right-side hitter GraceAnn Hartman finished with 10 kills and a.300 hitting percentage.
  • Freshman Kylee Urban (27 assists) and Georgi Moody (19 assists) once again split the setting duties, and Urban added five service aces. Senior libero Katie Thompson finished with 25 digs.
  • Tuesday's victory, the Eagles' seventh 3-2 decision of the season, was Ashland's 997th all-time.
  • Ashland swept both regular-season matches against Cedarville in 2023, and has a 13-2 all-time series lead.
 
QUOTABLES
  • "I think in the last three sets we played with a little more urgency," said Ashland head coach Katie Kuhn. "You could definitely tell that. I felt like we were fit, we were ready for it. We got a little momentum, and that helped us a little bit, too."
  • "Tristen's been putting in the work in practice," Kuhn noted. "She's been doing extra reps. She got the call tonight, and she took care of it. Really proud of how she came off the bench."
  • Said Thompson, "I know we play hard and we care so much about winning, but we don't play as good as we can until our backs are against the wall. It was a really fun game."
 
UP NEXT
Ashland will play the second match of its five-match homestand on Saturday (Oct. 28) at 5 p.m. vs. Ohio Dominican (10-11, 6-6).
 
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