INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Cleveland State volleyball team began the Horizon League portion of its schedule Friday, dropping a hard fought 3-2 match at IUPUI.
CSU CAREER ASSIST TOP-10
Following her 42-assist performance against IUPUI, sophomore Christina Grecol moved into ninth place in the CSU Career Record Book with 1,536 total helpers. So far this season, Grecol is averaging 9.88 assists per set, which ranks her second among league players.
PDF BOX SCORE: IUPUI 3, Cleveland State 2
Three Vikings finished the match with double-digit kills, led by Trinniti Hall with 18. Hannah Greene added 12 kills on the match, while Emily DeGeorge recorded 11.
Defensively, five Vikings finished with double-digit digs, led by Lindsey Tout with 17. DeGeorge posted 13 digs for her second double-double of the year, while Audrey McConihe added 12. Halle Schoen and Christina Grecol posted 10 digs on the match, with Grecol notching her fifth double-double of the year.
As a team, the Vikings recorded 11 total blocks, marking their sixth match this season with 10+ team blocks. Greene posted a team-high six blocks on the night, while Hall added five and DeGeorge recorded three.
After dropping the opening set, the Vikings rebounded during the second frame, picking up a 25-23 victory to knot the match at 1-1 heading into the intermission.
The Vikings were then able to carry their momentum into the third set, as they got out to an early 5-2 lead following a Lydia Latimer kill. Cleveland State was able to extend its lead at 9-4 after a DeGeorge and Greene block, and then went on to hold the advantage for the remainder of the frame. The Vikings were able to secure the 2-1 match lead by picking up the final three points of the set on kills from Latimer, DeGeorge and Hall.
IUPUI responded with a 25-21 victory during the fourth set, forcing a fifth and deciding frame.
The Jaguars were able to notch the first three points of the final frame, forcing a Cleveland State timeout with a 3-0 lead. Out of the timeout, IUPUI was able to tack on another point for the 4-0 advantage, but the Vikings were finally able to get on the board following a Jaguar error.
The two teams then traded points over the next two plays, with Hall bringing the Vikings within three points at 5-2 following a solo block.
Over the next few plays both teams traded points until the Vikings were able to notch back-to-back points on an IUPUI error and Greene and DeGeorge block, closing the gap to 8-6.
Despite the run from the Vikings, the Jaguars then extended their advantage with a 4-0 run of their own, and closed out the frame to capture the five-set victory over the Vikings in the Horizon League opener.
Up Next
Cleveland State will continue its first weekend of #HLVB play at Northern Kentucky tomorrow (Saturday, September 28), with first serve slated for 4:00 p.m.