Youngstown State University
11-6, 1-2Horizon
UIC
8-9, 2-1Horizon
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UIC | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 2 |
| Youngstown State | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
Volleyball Rallies to Beat UIC in Five Sets for First League Win
9/28/2012 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Youngstown -- The Youngstown State volleyball team scored the final seven points of the fifth set to complete a comeback victory over UIC (25-23, 23-25, 23-25, 25-21, 15-12) on Friday evening at the Beeghly Center.
The Penguins got double-doubles from three players and battled through 33 ties and 11 lead changes in the match. Missy Hundelt led all players with 23 kills on a .423 hitting percentage, and she added 15 digs. Jenna Cavanaugh tied a school record with 13 blocks while added 11 kills, and Alexis Egler added 11 kills and 15 digs. Libero Erika West posted 20 digs.
UIC's Aubrey Sniegowski posted 18 kills to lead four Flames in double figures. Maggie Strus posted a match-high 24 digs.
In a close match with strong defense, neither team led by more than four the entire length.
After 15 ties and two lead changes, Cavanaugh and Hundelt combined for a block to give YSU a 25-23 win in the first set. Hundelt had nine kills without an error in the second set, including one for each of YSU's final four points. The junior right-side hitter, though, served long on UIC's set point as the Flames held on for a 25-23 win.
YSU also ran into some serving trouble late in the third set. The Penguins trailed 21-18 and got within a point on three separate occasions, but they followed three straight side outs with serving errors as UIC won 25-23 for the second straight set.
UIC led 19-18 late in the fourth, but YSU closed the set strong to win 25-21. Hundelt's kill tied the set at 19, and Cavanaugh had back-to-back kills to put YSU up 21-19. Hundelt then came up with a big block of Sniegowski to put YSU up 24-21, and Cavanaugh and Kelsey Wagy followed with a block for YSU's next point.
UIC took a 4-1 lead in the fifth set after a Kelsey Safranek kill, and the Flames eventually led 12-8 after a Janise Dismuke kill. That was their final point, though, as YSU registered seven straight points to close the match. Hundelt's kill gave the Penguins a side out, and she served the final six points. A block by Wagy and Cavanaugh sandwiched a Shannon Watson kill, and back-to-back UIC attempts went long as YSU went up 14-12. Hundelt's final serve nipped the top of the net and fell to the floor for an ace.
YSU improves to 11-6 on the campaign and earned its first Horizon League win in three tries. UIC dropped to 8-9 overall and 2-1 in Horizon League play.
The Penguins will play host to Loyola on Saturday at 4 p.m.
