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12-15 (5-9MAC)
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14-10 (7-7MAC)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Michigan | 24 | 25 | 8 | 0 |
| Ball State | 26 | 27 | 25 | 3 |
Women's Volleyball Scores Senior Day Sweep Of CMU
November 08, 2009 | Women's Volleyball
MUNCIE, Ind. - - The Ball State women's volleyball team celebrated senior day with a 3-0 (26-24, 27-25, 25-8) sweep of visiting Central Michigan Sunday afternoon at Worthen Arena.
With the win, the Cardinals improve to 12-15 overall and 5-9 in the Mid-American Conference. The Chippewas drop to 14-10 (7-7 MAC) with the setback.
In the win, BSU senior Alisha Green (Country Club Hills, Ill./Hillcrest H.S.) helped limit the Central Michigan attack to a season-low -.133 (21-36-113) attack percentage with a BSU career-high eight total blocks. In the third set alone, Green tallied six of her blocks while CMU hit for a -.412 (2-16-34) mark thanks to nine total BSU blocks.
Fellow seniors Julie Breivogel (Boonville, Ind./Boonville H.S.) and Elaina Kakatolis (Arcanum, Ohio/Franklin Monroe H.S.) added four blocks each, with Breivogel adding a match-high seven kills and Kakatolis scoring two. Overall, BSU out-blocked CMU 16 to nine on the afternoon.
Defensively, junior Alyssa Rio (Wayne, Ill./St. Francis H.S.) collected a match-best 19 digs, as the Cardinals out-dug CMU 48 to 31. Sophomore Kaylee Schembra (Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli H.S.) added 10 digs. At the net, junior Charde' Phillips (Elyria, Ohio/Elyria H.S.) added seven total blocks, while sophomore Brittany McGinnis (Fraser, Mich./Fraser H.S.) collected five.
Kaitlyn Schultz was Central Michigan's top attacker on the day, posting six kills while finishing the match as the only CMU player with a positive attacking percentage at .154 (6-4-13). Alexis Lonneman chipped in with a team-high nine digs.
After the teams battled to a 4-4 stalemate to open the first set, Central Michigan rattled off the next eight points thanks in part to two block assists and a pair of kills from Schultz. With CMU maintaining a 17-12 lead, a kill from junior Hannah Sullivan (New Albany, Ind./New Albany H.S.), a Karin Caudill (Selma, Ind./Burris Laboratory School) service ace and a Green kill got the Cardinals within two at 17-15.
While the Chippewas pushed the lead back to four at 19-15, a hitting error and kills from Breivogel and McGinnis moved the score to 19-18. Moments later, the Cardinals tied the set at 22 on another CMU attacking miscue. Sullivan would then give BSU its first lead of the night, at 23-22, with a smash to the Worthen Arena floor.
From there, the Cardinals reached set point at 24-23 on a Phillips kill. After a BSU service error tied the set, a service error and attack error from the Chippewas gave BSU a 26-24 opening-set win.
Central Michigan came out strong once again in the second set, building a 7-3 lead thanks in part to a pair of aces from Lauren Krupsky. However, BSU responded with a 12-3 run of their own, to take a 15-10 edge. CMU was not done, battling back to tie the set at 17. From there, Central Michigan reached set point at 24-22 after a Danielle Gotham kill and a BSU attack error.
Ball State answered back by forcing an attack error and with a Sullivan solo block to tie the score at 24. A Sullivan kill gave BSU its first swing for the set, but Krupsky followed with a kill, knotting the score at 25. Another Sullivan blast gave BSU its second set point, while a CMU attack error ended the set at 27-25.
The Chippewas scored the first two points of the third set, only to have three-straight BSU blocks give the Cardinals all the momentum. After pulling out a 13-8 lead, the Cardinals scored the final 12 points of the match. In the final run, BSU posted three blocks, while Sullivan added two kills and Caudill served up her third ace of the day. CMU's -.412 (2-16-34) attack percentage in the frame was the lowest single-set output for a BSU opponent this season.
The Ball State women's volleyball team closes the home portion of the regular season Thursday with a 7 p.m. first serve versus Toledo. The match will be televised on the Ball State Sports Network.
