Youngstown State University
0-1
Xavier
1-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier | 14 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Youngstown State | 25 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 1 |
Penguins Outlast Rockets in Five Sets for Opening-Day Win
8/29/2008 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Columbus, Ohio -- Ruth
Boscaljon had three of her match-high 22 kills in the deciding
fifth set to help Youngstown State outlast Toledo on Friday evening
at St. John Arena.
Ebony Barbosa added 14 kills and 15 digs
for the Penguins, who defeated Toledo for the first time since
1999.
Boscaljon had seven kills and hit .700
earlier in the day in a four-set loss to Xavier.
The Penguins hit .346 in the first set
and got six kills from Boscaljon and three from Barbosa to win
25-14. YSU battled back from an 11-3 deficit in the second set and
didn't lead until taking a 25-24 advantage. Boscaljon finished the
set with a kill on a Brittany McNeal serve to put the Penguins up
2-0.
Toledo held off another comeback in the
third set to win 25-23, and it scored the final three points of set
four to win 25-22.
The Rockets led the final set 10-7 before
the Penguins scored eight of the final 10 points to win 15-12.
Against Xavier, YSU opened the season
with a roar to take the first set, 25-14. The Penguins never
trailed and hit .280 as a team while holding the Musketeers to a
.059 clip. YSU used a 9-3 run to go up 16-7 on a kill by Haley
Kapferer, and Boscaljon's kill extended its lead to 20-9. Xavier
cut it to 10, but Kaitlin O'Hara's kill gave the Penguins their
largest lead at 24-12.
The second set was nearly a polar
opposite as Xavier outhit YSU .296-.042 and never trailed. The
Penguins got within 15-10 midway through, but Xavier answered by
scoring the next five points on the way to a 25-16 win. The
Musketeers hit .550 in the third set in their 25-11 victory.
The fourth set featured seven ties and
three lead changes before Xavier pulled ahead late to win 25-16.
The Penguins led by three early twice, and they held a 13-12
advantage before Xavier scored five straight to take command. YSU
cut the margin to 19-16, but Xavier scored the final six points of
the set to claim the match.
Boscaljon had seven kills in 10 attempts
to lead YSU while Tasha Reid, O'Hara and Karla Everhart had six
kills apiece. Three of Reid's came in the opening set.
Hillary Otte had a match high 17 kills
for Xavier, hitting at a .615 pace.
The Penguins will play Ohio State on
Saturday at 6 p.m.
