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Cleveland State Volleyball Earns 3-1 Victory Over YSU

Cleveland State Volleyball Earns 3-1 Victory Over YSU

Game Leaders

Youngstown State
K: Paula Gursching - 14
B: Aimee Beaupre - 3
D: Caitlyn Jones - 17
SA: Isidora Sisic - 3
Cleveland State
K: London Portis - 13
B: 2 Players (#13, #19) - 3
D: Audrey McConihe - 16
SA: 2 Players (#1, #23) - 4

Team Stats

Youngstown State
Cleveland State

Hitting %

.245
.279

Blocks

5.0
6.0

Digs

43
40

Aces

7
13
full stats
Posted: Oct 23, 2021

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland State volleyball team opened up the second half of Horizon League play Saturday, earning a 3-1 victory over Youngstown State in their annual Pink Match.

Saturday's victory gave Cleveland State the season sweep over the Penguins, while the Vikings now stand at 7-15 overall this season and 5-6 in league play.

Offensively, the Vikings were led by London Portis with 13 kills, while Erica Kostelac added nine and Peyton Bloomer tallied eight.

Abby Miller posted 32 assists on the match, helping the Vikings to a .279 hitting percentage against YSU.

Audrey McConihe led the Viking defense with 16 total digs, while Miller added seven and Halayna Kesling recorded six.

As a team, the Vikings finished with 13 total service aces on the match, including four from McConihe and Kesling and three from Miller.

After dropping the first set, the Vikings stormed back to gain control of the match and earn convincing victories in the final three sets.

During the second frame, the Vikings got out to an early 10-4 lead on a Madalynn Butler kill, and then extended their advantage to 16-10 after a YSU error. The Vikings were then able to post four of the final five points of the frame, gaining the 25-16 victory on an Ainslie McLaughlin kill.

The third set was much of the same, as Cleveland State gained an early 11-5 lead following a Kesling service ace and Miller kill, and then extended its lead to 19-7 following a Penguin error. The Vikings were then able to close out the set with three straight points – a kill from Kostelac and back-to-back aces from Kesling – earning the 25-12 third set victory.

During the fourth and final frame the Vikings were able to distance themselves midway through the set, earning a 15-10 lead following a YSU error. The Vikings then controlled play throughout the remainder of the set, closing out the 25-19 victory with a Lydia Latimer kill for the 3-1 match victory.

Next up for the Vikings will be a matchup against Robert Morris tomorrow (Sunday, October 24), with first serve set for 2:00 p.m.