Kutztown, Pa. - Millersville women's volleyball scored its second PSAC Southeast road win Saturday, beating Kutztown, 3-1 (25-14, 12-25, 25-21, 25-15).
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Millersville improved to 11-9 (6-5 PSAC) with the victory. The Marauders totaled 53 kills to Kutztown's 49 and out-hit the Golden Bears by a .193 to .145 margin.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
• Millersville won the first and fourth sets by double-digit margins. In the one-sided first set win, the
Jayci Suseland paced the Marauders with six assists, and Millersville totaled three blocks, holding the Golden Bears to a -.025 hitting percentage. Millersville scored nine of the first 10 points of the set, including eight in a row with
Lindsey Blevins serving. Six points came on Millersville kills.
• The Marauders totaled nine errors in a second set loss but bounced back in the third set, totaling 13 kills to three errors. The Marauders led by as many as six at 19-13 but Kutztown closed the gap to two at 23-21. A Blevins kill and
Katie Laughman ace sealed the set for Millersville.
• Millersville rolled in the fourth, totaling 18 kills to three errors. Suseland recorded seven kills on nine swings in the set. Blevins posted five with o errors and
Chyna Gubbings added five on 13 swings.
COACH BRIAN SMITH QUOTES
• "We played well all day. We had outstanding serving from the entire team. Kutztown played well, and both teams battled. We had a poor start to set two and got stuck in a few rotations but Kutztown blocked well that set."
• "Blevins played great defense in sets three and four and emotionally gave the team a spark. Freshmen
Emily Hoffman and
Maddee Luring also stepped up and provided good ball control and defense. "
• "After the second set it was good to see the team trust each other and turn it around."
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
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Kat Forry recorded a career-high 30 digs and added 10 assists.
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Lindsey Blevins totaled 14 kills and 13 digs for her 12th double-double of the season.
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Katie Laughman totaled 35 assists and a season-high 16 digs. She also added a match-high three service aces.
• Millersville totaled 14 block assists, with Suseland leading the team with five. Five players recorded at least two.
NOTES
• Millersville improved to 32-24 all-time against Kutztown and has won seven of the last eight meetings.
• Suseland has double-digit kills in eight consecutive matches and in 17 of 20 this season.
UP NEXT
• Two matches remain on Millersville's road swing. It continues at on Oct. 19 at California (Pa.).
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