In a Midwest Region Crossover match featuring two teams expected to be regionally ranked come Monday (Oct. 19), Ashland University's volleyball team lost 3-1 (30-28, 25-22, 14-25, 25-20) to Rockhurst in Hammond, Ind., on Saturday (Oct. 17).
 
Following a match in which there were 22 tie scores and seven lead changes, the Eagles sit at 17-5, and the Hawks at 15-6.
 
Senior libero Abbey Queen collected 21 digs on Saturday, moving her into fourth place in AU volleyball history with 1,476 for her Eagle career.
 
Junior outside hitter Sara Krizsa (12) and sophomore right-side hitter Kelsey Lykins (11) each had double-digit kills, senior setter Kylee Urban finished with 34 assists and five service aces, and junior middle blocker Myia Etzler added eight total blocks (six assists).
 
The first NCAA Power Index (NPI) regional rankings for Division II volleyball for the fall will be revealed on Monday afternoon.
 
Ashland (11-1 Great Midwest Athletic Conference) will go back to league play at 6 p.m. on Friday (Oct. 23) at Thomas More (7-13, 3-6). That will be the Eagles' sixth of seven straight matches away from the Sherrill Hudson Court at Kates Gymnasium.