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Ethan Hulsey
3
Winner Fairmont St. FairSt 9-0,0-0 MEC
1
Millersville MU 6-1,0-0 PSAC
Winner
Fairmont St. FairSt
9-0,0-0 MEC
3
Final
1
Millersville MU
6-1,0-0 PSAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Fairmont St. FairSt 25 20 25 25 (3)
Millersville MU 13 25 22 17 (1)
0
Nyack Nyack 0-7,0-0 CACC
3
Winner Millersville MU 7-1,0-0 PSAC
Nyack Nyack
0-7,0-0 CACC
0
Final
3
Millersville MU
7-1,0-0 PSAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Nyack Nyack 18 11 19 (0)
Millersville MU 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Georgia Werkiser, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

Volleyball finishes the weekend 3-1, suffering their first loss of the season

MILLERSVILLE, Pa. -  The Marauders finished the Marauder Clash Tournament going 3-1. Millersville saw their first loss of the season from the Falcons of Fairmont State, who saw a perfect 4-0 weekend. 

Millersville (7-1) fought a tough battle against the Falcons, forcing the game to four sets. The Marauders turned right around to play Nyack (0-7) and defeated the Warriors in three-straight sets.

HOW IT HAPPENED
VS. FAIRMONT STATE (L, 13-25, W, 25-20, L, 22-25, L, 17-25)
  • Fairmont State held constant leverage over the Marauders through set one. The Falcons were first to score and were up 3-0 before Millersville scored their first point from a kill by Emma Ludwig. The Marauders kept the game close until Fairmont State went on a six point run, putting the Falcons up 14-5. Millersville inched their way as much as they could, getting within 10 points of the Falcons. Fairmont State's lead was too great and the set ended with a service error on Millersville. 
  • The Falcons controlled set two in the beginning, going up 5-1. Millersville kept within close distance and a kill by Kylie Airesman started momentum which helped the Marauders go on a five point run and take the lead, 7-6. Fairmont State answered and the two teams fought back-and-forth for the lead. Millersville tallied four points on the Falcons which included a kill from Rose Vail and Ludwig, putting the Marauders up 15-11. Fairmont was able to get close but an attack error secured the 25-20 win for Millersville. 
  • Set three started off even between the two teams. The battle for the lead continued and Millersville scored four points in a row, leading 10-7. The Marauders held their ground and were able to go up 20-18 on the Falcons. The persistence of Fairmont State allowed them a four point run, putting them ahead by two points. A kill by Kylie Airesman got Millersville within one point of the Falcons, but was not enough for the set and the Falcons ended up on top, 25-22.
  • A strong start to set four was enough momentum for the Falcons to secure the win over Millersville. The Falcons five point run was broken up by a kill from Airesman, but Fairmont kept the ball rolling and created a nine point cushion. Millersville couldn't get closer than five points in set four. Fairmont State ended the match victorious, 25-17.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Airesman led Millersville in kills with 10 while Vail and Ludwig tied with nine. 
  • The Marauders produced 76 digs against the Falcons. 
  • The team recorded 35 assists, Ludwig earned 27. 
  • Vail, Airesman, and Ludwig all tied in points with 10.5.
VS. NYACK (W, 25-18, W, 25-11, W, 25-19)
  • Set one was led by Nyack who scored three of the first five points. Millersville then went on a six point run, three of which were scored on service aces from Becca Dalstad, putting the Marauders up 8-3. The Warriors disrupted Millersville's momentum and kept themselves within close distance. Four kills in a row by Nyack evened the playing field and tied the game up, 17-17. The Marauders immediately answered back and created a seven point distance to put themselves up, 24-17. The match ended with a kill by Emily Hoffman. 
  • Millersville had a hot start to set two and immediately blanked the Warriors 7-0. The Marauders lead kept them at a comfortable distance with Nyack, getting as close as six points to Millersville. When Nyack finally hit double-digits, Millersville was up 20-10 and the set ended with a Marauders win, 25-11.
  • Set three saw its first point from Nyack, but Millersville followed with an immediate six points. The Warriors earned five of the next six points, and two Millersville attack errors put Nyack only down two. The Marauders held onto the lead and Nyack got within one point of Millersville. A six point run helped relieve the Marauders from a close set, pushing the score to 18-11. The lead was too great for the Warriors to close, giving the Marauders a clean sweep over Nyack.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Dalstad led the Marauders in digs, recording 17 of the team's 51. 
  • Laurel Samko and Rylee Thomas both recorded two blocks. 
  • The team totaled 38 kills, Airesman led the team with 10.
REACTION FROM HEAD COACH BRIAN SMITH
  • On the match against Fairmont State: "We knew Fairmont would likely be our toughest match and we were excited to be challenged as we develop and prep for conference play. I felt we started slow, improved as the match progressed and learned some things. I believe they came here 5-0 and left 9-0 so good contest for us."
  • On the teams overall weekend performance: "I'm happy with the 3-1 record for the weekend. I felt pretty good after last weekend's 4-0 start that we could pick up 2 wins this weekend so 3-1 and better competition is a good weekend for any team this early."
  • Preparation for another busy weekend ahead: "I think the team has been preparing well. We are doing a lot of things well so we will focus on some new things offensively this coming week."

UP NEXT
  • Millersville is set to travel for their third tournament of the season and compete in the Wheeling Jesuit Invitational. Their first game of the weekend is set for Friday Sept. 9 versus Fairmont State at 3 p.m, followed by Wheeling at 5 p.m.
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