Playing the sixth of seven consecutive matches away from home on Friday (Oct. 23) night, Ashland University's volleyball team toppled Thomas More, 3-1 (25-18, 25-7, 19-25, 25-15) to maintain the Great Midwest Athletic Conference's best intraconference record.
 
In their first match coming out of the Midwest Region Crossover, the Eagles improve to 18-5 overall and 12-1 in the Great Midwest with their fifth victory in as many matches all-time against the Saints (7-14, 3-7). AU also has clinched a spot in the conference tournament.
 
Friday night's match featured many standouts:

• Junior middle blocker Livi Miller hit a blistering .714 in recording 10 kills.
• Junior outside hitter Samantha Young led AU's offense with 13 kills, hit .385, and added three service aces.
• Freshman outside hitter Haley Balo added 10 kills and a .474 hitting percentage.
• Senior setters Kylee Urban (23) and Marin Dixon (14) combined for 37 of AU's 51 assists, and Urban added four service aces.
• Senior libero Abbey Queen led the Eagles' back row with 13 digs.

Ashland hit .288 for the match, including a scorching .813 in set No. 2.
 
The Saints were kept to a team hitting percentage of .068, marking the eighth time in 2026 that the Eagles have held an opponent to a percentage of lower than .100.
 
Ashland will conclude its near-three-week road stretch on Tuesday (Oct. 27) at 7 p.m. at Malone.