Youngstown, Ohio — Three Youngstown State volleyball players reached double digits in kills as the Penguins fell in four sets to Green Bay on Saturday in Zidian Family Arena at Beeghly Center. The set scores against the Phoenix were 25-22, 16-25, 25-19, 25-13.

Abbie Householder led all players with 22 kills, and she had 18 of those in the first three sets. The junior outside hitter added 12 digs and an ace. Gabriela Machin registered 11 kills in 25 attempts while playing the final three sets, and Bianca Giglio posted 10 kills in her first start as a Penguin.

Defensively, Nyia Setla had a match-high 21 digs, and Isabel Schaefbauer had three block assists to go along with 39 assists from the setter position.

Green Bay held a 46-37 edge in kills in Friday's victory over the Penguins, and YSU substantially narrowed that gap to 51-50 on Saturday. Youngstown State, though, had 27 attack errors in the four-setter, and eight of those came on Green Bay blocks. The Phoenix also had eight aces, four of which came from Emma Best.

Katie Schultz led Green Bay with 15 kills, and Cora Behnke and Danilynn Schell both had 11 kills.

YSU had 10 attack errors in a 25-22 loss in the opening set, but the Penguins posted 17 kills against just four errors in the second set to win 25-16. Householder had eight kills in 15 swings in the set, and Machin came off the bench to have four kills in nine attempts. YSU separated midway through with a 7-2 run that put it up 18-13, and a 6-1 run ended the set.

In the third, the Penguins led 14-13 on a Householder kill, and the score was 16-16 following a kill by Dayan Malave. The Phoenix scored nine of the next 12 points to win the set 25-19, and the visitors pulled away behind Best's serve in the fourth after the margin was 13-10.

Youngstown State will play three Horizon League road matches next week, starting with a contest at Robert Morris on Tuesday at 6 p.m. The Penguins will also play at Northern Kentucky next Friday and Saturday.