Millersville, Pa. - The Millersville women's volleyball team improved to 2-0 in PSAC play by dispatching Slippery Rock 3-1 (25-18, 25-16, 20-25, 25-14) on Saturday afternoon in Pucillo Gymnasium.
 
Millersville boosted its season record to 7-4 and is off to its first 2-0 PSAC start since 2005.

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
• Millersville out-hit Slippery Rock .241-.083 on the match, totaling 49 kills to just 17 attack errors. The Marauders also totaled eight service aces.
• Millersville opened the match with 15 first-set kills, seven coming from Jayci Suseland, and 10 off helpers from Katie Laughman.
• Millersville recorded three aces in the second set win. With the score at 10-9, Millersville scored eight of the next nine points and opened an insurmountable lead.
• Slippery Rock took the third set by totaling 13 kills. The set was tied at 11-11, but The Rock used four Millersville miscues to score four consecutive points. The Rock expanded the lead to as many as seven at 20-13.
• Millersville dominated the fourth set, totaling 15 kills to just four errors while adding two blocks and a pair of service aces. Six different players totaled at least two kills. Millersville raced to a 10-3 lead using seven kills and an ace. The Marauders led by as many as nine.

COACH BRIAN SMITH QUOTE
• "I believe this is the first time since we started playing outside the Eastern Division that we have started 2-0. Getting off to a strong start is great for a young team."
• "I couldn't help noticing our division had three of four teams go 2-0 this weekend so clearly every match this year is going to be key. If you are a fan of volleyball, it's going to be a wild season."
• "I was pleased that we played cleaner today than last night. Outside of a passing slump in set three, we had better control as a team than against Edinboro."
• "We had strong hitting performances today from Jayci and Lindsey. (Samantha) Miller pass well and served great. We had several players come off the bench to contribute in our passing and serving as well as in defense."
• "Katie did a great job today as always in turning some average passes into balls we could attack."

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
• Suseland led the Marauders with 15 kills on 27 swings, posting a hitting percent of .407. Lindsey Blevins added 13 kills on 41 attempts. Blevins posted her second consecutive double-double, adding 12 digs.
• Laughman finished with 37 assists, a team-high 13 digs,  two aces and four kills.
• Chyna Gubbings totaled 11 digs, hitting double-figures for the third time this season. She also matched her career high with two aces.

NOTES
• Suseland has recorded double-digit kills in five consecutive matches, piling up 64 kills to 12 errors in that span.
• Blevins has recorded double-digit kills in five consecutive matches and has hit 11 or more eight times this season. She has yet to commit more than five errors in any match this season.
• Laughman has totaled at least 13 digs in three of her last four matches and has a team-leading five double-doubles.  She has at least one ace in four of the last five matches. She also has totaled 13 kills without committing an error in her last four matches.
• Millersville has won four in a row against Slippery Rock, improving to 9-21 all-time. Five of those nine wins have come under the direction of Coach Smith.

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