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Volleyball Suffers Straight Set Loss at Gonzaga
September 07, 2019 | Women's Volleyball
SPOKANE, WASH. - - Freshman middle Marie Plitt registered 10 kills and hit a career-best .643 (10-1-14), but it was not enough to lift the Ball State women's volleyball team to a victory over Gonzaga Saturday afternoon in its final match of the Gonzaga Invitational.
After opening the tournament with a pair of wins Friday, the Cardinals (3-3) entered the day with a chance to clinch the invitational title outright. Unfortunately, the host Bulldogs (4-1) were able to recover from their Friday night loss and pull out a 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-21) sweep of Ball State.
While Plitt provided almost a third of the Cardinals' offense Saturday, the team as a whole managed to hit .244 (36-14-90) which is its second-best effort of the young season.
Unfortunately, Gonzaga countered with a .370 (45-11-92) rate of success and served up eight aces to pull out the victory. The Zags also out-blocked the Cardinals 4-to-2, while Ball State held a slim 35-to-34 advantage in digs.
Ball State's top attacker from Friday, freshman outside Natalie Risi, added eight kills to go along with seven digs. Classmates Allison Hamaker and Natalie Mitchem followed with six kills apiece and each added a block assist. In the backcourt, senior libero Kate Avila was credited with a team-high 14 digs.
The Cardinals still have a shot at earning the tournament title depending on how today's other two matches play out. In addition, all-tournament selections will be announced after the final match of the tournament which is slated for 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
The Ball State women's volleyball team returns to action next Friday (Sept. 13) when it opens play at the NKU Invitational with a 6 p.m. first serve versus tournament host Northern Kentucky.
For the most up-to-date news on Ball State women's volleyball, follow @BallStateSports, @BallStateWVB and @VBCoachMiller on Twitter.
- BallStateSports.com -
After opening the tournament with a pair of wins Friday, the Cardinals (3-3) entered the day with a chance to clinch the invitational title outright. Unfortunately, the host Bulldogs (4-1) were able to recover from their Friday night loss and pull out a 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-21) sweep of Ball State.
While Plitt provided almost a third of the Cardinals' offense Saturday, the team as a whole managed to hit .244 (36-14-90) which is its second-best effort of the young season.
Unfortunately, Gonzaga countered with a .370 (45-11-92) rate of success and served up eight aces to pull out the victory. The Zags also out-blocked the Cardinals 4-to-2, while Ball State held a slim 35-to-34 advantage in digs.
Ball State's top attacker from Friday, freshman outside Natalie Risi, added eight kills to go along with seven digs. Classmates Allison Hamaker and Natalie Mitchem followed with six kills apiece and each added a block assist. In the backcourt, senior libero Kate Avila was credited with a team-high 14 digs.
The Cardinals still have a shot at earning the tournament title depending on how today's other two matches play out. In addition, all-tournament selections will be announced after the final match of the tournament which is slated for 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
The Ball State women's volleyball team returns to action next Friday (Sept. 13) when it opens play at the NKU Invitational with a 6 p.m. first serve versus tournament host Northern Kentucky.
For the most up-to-date news on Ball State women's volleyball, follow @BallStateSports, @BallStateWVB and @VBCoachMiller on Twitter.
- BallStateSports.com -
Team Stats
BSU
Gonz
Kills
36
45
Errors
14
11
Attempts
90
92
Hitting %
.244
.370
Points
42
57
Assists
33
43
Aces
4
8
Blocks
2
4
Game Leaders
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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