Philadelphia, Pa. - Led by
Lindsey Blevins' efficient offensive performance, the Millersville women's volleyball team scored a 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-15) road victory over Jefferson Wednesday night. Millersville's win snapped a three-match skid and improved the team's record to 2-3.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
• Millersville out-hit Jefferson .225 to .073 and held the the Rams to just five kills and a -.028 hitting percentage in the lopsided third-set win.
• The Marauders overcame 11 service aces with Blevins' hot hand. Blevins delivered 19 kills while committing just three errors.Â
• With the first set score at 11-9, Millersville ran off seven of the next nine points for an 18-11 lead. Jefferson closed the gap to 19-16, but
Courtney Turocy recorded back-to-back kills and Blevins added another, and three Jefferson miscues sealed the first-set win for Millersville.
• The Marauders' attack was crisp in the second set, totaling 16 kills to just two errors. But five Marauder service errors kept the Rams close, and the score was tied as late as 18-18. Millersville scored seven of the next nine, using three kills from Blevins and one from Turocy in the run.
• The third set was all Millersville. Blevins totaled six of her kills in the set, and freshman
Chyna Gubbings recorded three of her six in the set.
COACH BRIAN SMITH QUOTES
• "It was back-and-forth in the first couple sets. We made some unforced errors in the second set, but when it got down to the stretch, we cleaned it up and finished them off."
• "We didn't want to take the foot off the pedal in the third set. That team went to four sets with East Stroudsburg. We didn't want to give them the opportunity to get back into the match."
• "Lindsey makes good decisions. She had a really good match-up in two rotations, hitting against their setter in one of them. She had the option of hitting the line and hitting the gap. They switched their defense, but she adjusted and did a really good job with shot selections."
• "Our defense played well tonight, and we were also very effective with our back row attacking."
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
• In addition to her team-high 19 kills and season-high .348 hitting percentage, Blevins completed the double-double with 10 digs.
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Kat Forry totaled 20 digs, totaling 20 or more for the second time in three matches.
• Gubbings recorded an ace for the third consecutive match. She also posted nine digs and six kills to just one error.
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NOTES
• For the third time in four matches, Blevins recorded 17 or more kills. In those three matches she has totaled 56 kills to just 13 errors, and she has not committed more than five hitting errors in any of her five matches.
• Blevins has also recorded double-doubles in kills and digs in two of the last three matches.
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Katie Laughman's 37 assists were her second-highest total of the season and marked the fourth match in a row with 33 or more assists.Â
• Millersville improved to 9-2 all-time against Jefferson and has won three in a row.
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UP NEXT
• Millersville hosts the Marauder Clash on Friday and Saturday. The Marauders play two matches each day starting Friday at 1 p.m. against Bloomfield.
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