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Volleyball Drops Pair To Close Dayton Invitational
September 09, 2023 | Women's Volleyball
DAYTON, Ohio - - It was a rough day for the Ball State women's volleyball team which closed play in the Dayton Invitational with loses to UIC and host Dayton Saturday at the Frericks Center.
The Cardinals (2-7) got off to a hot start in its early match versus the Flames (7-3), hitting .362 (29-4-69) to split the opening two sets. Unfortunately, the UIC defense picked up the pace over the final to sets to hand BSU a 3-1 (26-24, 23-25, 25-19, 25-23) setback.
Sophomore opposite Madison Buckley led the Ball State offense in the opener, tying her career high with 14 kills. Fifth-year middle Marie Plitt was not far behind with 12, to go along with a .400 (12-2-400) attacking mark.
Senior setter Megan Wielonski added her fifth double-double of the season with 40 assists and a team-high 13 digs, while becoming just the seventh player in program history to eclipse 3,000 career assists. Add in 15 more assists in the nightcap versus the Flyers (8-2) and Wielonski's career total currently stands at 3,054.
Wielonski also tied for match-high honors with three aces versus UIC, as did sophomore defensive specialist Paige Busick.
Rounding out Ball State's top performers in the opener were fifth-year libero Havyn Gates with 12 digs, sophomore outside Katie Egenolf with seven kills and 10 digs, senior outside Cait Snyder with nine kill and redshirt freshman Aniya Kennedy with seven kills and four total blocks.
Unfortunately, the Cardinals were never able to find their footing in the nightcap, suffering a 3-0 (25-12, 25-17, 25-20) setback to Dayton.
Kennedy led the Ball State attack with six kills, while Gates highlighted the defensive effort with 16 digs and added two of BSU's three aces.
The Ball State women's volleyball team closes the pre-conference portion of its 2023 schedule next weekend with two more tough matchups at the WKU Invitational.
Up first, a date with host Western Kentucky, which sits just outside the Top 25 in the latest AVCA/TaraFlex Division I women's volleyball poll, on Friday at Noon ET / 11 a.m. CT.
BSU closes the event Saturday at Noon ET / 11 a.m. CT versus East Tennessee State, the defending Southern Conference regular season champions.
The Cardinals (2-7) got off to a hot start in its early match versus the Flames (7-3), hitting .362 (29-4-69) to split the opening two sets. Unfortunately, the UIC defense picked up the pace over the final to sets to hand BSU a 3-1 (26-24, 23-25, 25-19, 25-23) setback.
Sophomore opposite Madison Buckley led the Ball State offense in the opener, tying her career high with 14 kills. Fifth-year middle Marie Plitt was not far behind with 12, to go along with a .400 (12-2-400) attacking mark.
Senior setter Megan Wielonski added her fifth double-double of the season with 40 assists and a team-high 13 digs, while becoming just the seventh player in program history to eclipse 3,000 career assists. Add in 15 more assists in the nightcap versus the Flyers (8-2) and Wielonski's career total currently stands at 3,054.
Wielonski also tied for match-high honors with three aces versus UIC, as did sophomore defensive specialist Paige Busick.
Rounding out Ball State's top performers in the opener were fifth-year libero Havyn Gates with 12 digs, sophomore outside Katie Egenolf with seven kills and 10 digs, senior outside Cait Snyder with nine kill and redshirt freshman Aniya Kennedy with seven kills and four total blocks.
Unfortunately, the Cardinals were never able to find their footing in the nightcap, suffering a 3-0 (25-12, 25-17, 25-20) setback to Dayton.
Kennedy led the Ball State attack with six kills, while Gates highlighted the defensive effort with 16 digs and added two of BSU's three aces.
The Ball State women's volleyball team closes the pre-conference portion of its 2023 schedule next weekend with two more tough matchups at the WKU Invitational.
Up first, a date with host Western Kentucky, which sits just outside the Top 25 in the latest AVCA/TaraFlex Division I women's volleyball poll, on Friday at Noon ET / 11 a.m. CT.
BSU closes the event Saturday at Noon ET / 11 a.m. CT versus East Tennessee State, the defending Southern Conference regular season champions.
Team Stats
BSU
UIC
Kills
52
61
Errors
22
24
Attempts
142
147
Hitting %
.211
.252
Points
69.0
79.0
Assists
48
56
Aces
7
8
Blocks
10
10
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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