MILWAUKEE – The MSOE women's volleyball team battled Lakeland University, dropping a four-set battle with the Muskies. After each team took runaway victories over the first two sets, the two sides battled it out in the third set before the Muskies took over in the fourth to win it.
RESULT
MSOE RAIDERS – 1
Lakeland - 3
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Lakeland (9-13, 3-3 NACC) came out firing to begin the match, stretching a lead as large as 12-4 to start before MSOE (4-16, 2-4 NACC) could cut it to within eight after a kill from Katie Moser. A pair of errors from the Muskies and dump from Morgan Borchardt brought them to their smallest of seven until the final three points fell to drop the set 25-14. Ashley Murphy was able to catch fire to begin set two, nailing four kills to give the Raiders a 7-2 lead to begin. Katie Taticek put herself in the mix, getting three kills over the course of the set as the Raiders took the set 25-15 to tie it at a set a piece.
- After a pair of runaway sets, the two sides were nearly dead even throughout the third, as the largest lead a team took was at 16-12 with the Muskies having the advantage. An ace from Natalie Martinez and a kill from Brenna Fledderman brought it to within one before the Muskies pulled away in the final two points to take it 25-21. The Muskies established themselves in the driver's seat in the fourth set, going on a 9-0 run midway through and then another 6-0 run to seal it, 25-8.
MSOE STAT TRACKER
Kills –
Ashley Murphy (12)
Digs –
Natalie Martinez (15)
Assists –
Morgan Borchardt (15)
Aces –
Natalie Martinez (1)
Blocks –
Sydney Emineth &
Ashley Murphy (3)
WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders will stay at home on Saturday, October 18
th, as they host Illinois Institute of Technology at 12:00 p.m.
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