Youngstown State University
12-8, 3-2Horizon
Green Bay
2-13, 0-4Horizon
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay | 26 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 2 |
| Youngstown State | 24 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
Volleyball Battles Back to Beat Green Bay in Five
10/10/2014 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
The Youngstown State volleyball team overcame a 2-1 deficit with a strong all-around effort to rally for a five-set victory over Green Bay on Friday evening at Beeghly Center. The set scores were 24-26, 25-16, 20-25, 25-14, 15-11.
Sam Brown had a team-high 14 kills and joined Lexi Egler with a double-double, and setter Val Jeffery ran an efficient offense that hit .247. Aly Ryan had eight blocks, and Nikki Thompson posted a match-high 24 digs to lead the defense. Youngstown State had 14 blocks as a team, 10 more than the Phoenix.
Green Bay was led by Taylor Kasal's 17 kills.
"Green Bay was very aggressive all night, and we seemed to make our runs when our defense picked up," YSU head coach Mark Hardaway said. "Down the stretch in the fifth set Lexi had several key digs that turned into big points for us. I thought her defense late in set five was huge. Aly, Lauren (Thompson) and Sam all had big nights at the net, and Shannon (Watson) came through with some very timely kills after a slow start. It was not our best performance, but it was a great team effort to pull out the come-from-behind win."
Youngstown State is now 12-8 overall and 3-2 in Horizon League play.
The Penguins will host Milwaukee on Saturday at 2 p.m.
