Youngstown State University
8-4, 1-1HL
Loyola Chicago
10-3, 1-1HL
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola | 18 | 21 | 20 | 0 |
| Youngstown State | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Penguins Bounce Back to Defeat Loyola in Three Sets
9/20/2008 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Youngstown -- Ruth Boscaljon
had 11 kills and seven blocks to lift the Youngstown State
volleyball team past Loyola in straight sets on Saturday
afternoon.
The Penguins (8-4, 1-1 Horizon) responded
with a balanced offensive attack against Loyola (10-3, 1-1 HL)
after a disappointing loss in the league opener against UIC Friday
night.
Boscaljon's 11 kills came in 18 chances
and against two errors for a game-high 15.5 points. Ebony Barbosa
had nine kills, Kaitlin O'Hara registered eight kills on a .444
percentage, and Amanda Gray had 11 digs and three aces for the
Penguins. YSU hit .262 as a team and had 11 blocks, eight more than
in Friday's game. YSU won 25-18, 25-21 and 25-20.
Loyola, coming off a five-set win over
Horizon League preseason favorite Cleveland State, committed 21
attack errors, eight service errors and had five reception errors.
The Ramblers led only once in the match, 4-3 in the second set.
YSU worked through five lead ties in the
first set and got help from 10 attack errors and four service
errors in a 25-18 victory. Boscaljon had five kills in six swings
as the Penguins hit .321 to Loyola's .111.
The Penguins led by as many as eight in
the second set before the Ramblers made a 7-2 run last to make it
close. O'Hara had three kills while Haley Kapferer, Boscaljon and
Tasha Reid had two apiece.
The Penguins led for all but one rally in
the final set behind a .303 attack percentage. Boscaljon had four
kills while O'Hara and Barbosa had three apiece.
YSU will begin a four-match road set
Friday at Wright State.
