GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Cleveland State volleyball team opened up a three-match roadswing Friday evening, picking up a 3-1 victory at Green Bay. The win, which was CSU's third straight and 11th out of its last 12 matches, improves the Vikings to 19-4 overall this season and 8-1 in Horizon League play.
The Scores
17-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-18
Match Stats
· Grace Kauth led the Viking offense with 17 kills – her ninth 15+ kill match of the season.
· Aaliyah Slappy recorded a career-high 13 kills on a career-best .632 hitting percentage (13-1-19).
· Alexis Middlebrooks also tallied double-digit kills for CSU, finishing the match with 10 kills.
· Gina Kilner posted 40 assists on the night, helping CSU to a .314 hitting percentage as a team.
· Dayna Roberts posted a team-best 18 digs, while Gina Kilner tallied a double-double with 13 digs, and Nikki Holmes added 11.
· Aaliyah Slappy recorded a team-best five blocks on the match, while Rachel Stover tallied three blocks including one solo block.
Match Notes
· With her 18-dig performance against Green Bay, Dayna Roberts moved up the career digs list in the CSU record book, finishing the match ranked ninth with 1,074 digs.
· Nikki Holmes also earned a spot on the top-10 career digs list following her performance against the Phoenix, as she now ranks 10th with 1,062 career digs after posting 11 on the match.
· Following her 40-assist performance, Gina Kilner became the ninth Viking all-time with 1,500 career helpers, finishing the match with 1,506.
· Grace Kauth eclipsed the 900-kill mark for her career Friday evening, ending the night with 914 kills.
· Friday's match marked the CSU's second victory over the Phoenix of the year, posting the first season sweep for the Vikings.
· With the 3-1 victory over the Phoenix, Cleveland State is now just one win shy of its sixth 20-win season under head coach Chuck Voss.
The Match
Despite getting off to a rough start and dropping the first set, Cleveland State bounced back and picked up victories in the next three frames, to earn the 3-1 win over the Phoenix. The Vikings still struggled throughout the entire second set as well, as CSU was never really able to distance itself from the Phoenix until the very end of the frame. After both teams traded points throughout the second set, the Vikings were finally able to put the set away with a pair of kills from Gina Kilner and Christina Toth to even the match at 1-1.
After the intermission, the Vikings came out on fire, as they were able to jump out to a 16-10 lead during the third frame. CSU was able to gain the six-point advantage on a pair of Grace Kauth kills, and then held at least a six-point lead for the remainder of the frame. Although Green Bay was able to hold off two set points, the Vikings were finally able to close the frame on another Kauth kill for the 25-17 set victory.
The fourth set was much of the same, as the Vikings were able to get out to an 18-11 lead midway through the frame, and then held the advantage for the rest of the set. After earning this seven-point lead on a Green Bay error and Toth kill, Cleveland State controlled play throughout the final part of the frame, earning the 25-18 victory on a Phoenix serving error.
Up Next
· Cleveland State @ Milwaukee – Saturday, October 24 – 5:00 p.m. EST – Milwaukee, Wis.
