CU Volleyball Splits at Indy Tournament

Chris Rossetti

Chris Rossetti

Published September 9, 2017 4:16 am
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Clarion volleyball team extended their win streak to four matches before falling in their second match of the day, splitting on the first day of the UIndy Invitational with a 3-2 (26-24, 25-15, 22-25, 20-25, 15-7) win over Davenport and a 3-0 (14-25, 10-25, 20-25) loss to Grand Valley State.

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The Golden Eagles (4-2) will conclude the tournament against Saginaw Valley State and Stonehill tomorrow.

Julia Holden finished with 30 kills over the two matches, including a team-high 21 kills in the win over the Pounce and another team-high nine kills against the Lakers. She also added four aces against Davenport. Catherine Ferragonio had a team-high 33 digs over the two matches while outside hitter Taylor Braunagel totaled 31 digs.

The Golden Eagles took the first two sets against the Pounce, but then held off a furious rally by Davenport and authored a dominant fifth set to take the win. The first set was a tight one, with Clarion taking a 22-18 lead on a kill by Holden. Davenport scored four straight to tie it up, but Olivia Olson and Braunagel kept the Pounce just beneath them. Braunagel added a kill to make it 25-24, and Christina Cotton notched a service ace to make it 26-24. The second set was much more heavily skewed towards the Golden Eagles, with Braunagel delivering an ace to close the 25-16 win.

After the Pounce took the next two sets to tie the match, the Golden Eagles wasted no time in the fifth set. Holden posted an ace to put her team up 5-2 and then made it 11-5 with back-to-back kills. That was part of a 6-0 run that gave Clarion a 13-5 advantage, and the duo of Holden and Olsen combined for a block to win the match.

Things were much tougher in the nightcap against the Lakers, with Clarion hitting just .009 for the match. The closest set was the third, as the two teams were separated by just a few points throughout. The set was at its closest when Lauryn Driscoll bounced a kill to make it just 20-18 in favor of Grand Valley State, but the Lakers scored five of the next seven points to take the win.

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