Youngstown State University
7-9,3-2Horizon
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Purdue Fort Wayne
10-8,4-1Horizon
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown St. | 25 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 22 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 1 |
Penguins Top Mastodons for First League Road Win
10/9/2026 9:55:00 PM | Volleyball
Fort Wayne, Ind. — Kylie Surratt posted 15 kills, and Youngstown State's volleyball team knocked of Purdue Fort Wayne in four sets for a Horizon League road victory on Friday evening. The set scores at the Gates Sports Center were 25-22, 21-25, 25-22, 25-17.
Youngstown State improved to 7-9 overall and 3-2 in Horizon League play in picking up its first conference road win of the season. Purdue Fort Wayne was unbeaten in Horizon League play entering the match, and the Mastodons dropped to 10-8 overall and 4-1 in conference matches.
Surratt's 15 kills came on 29 attempts, and she had just three errors to hit .414. Layne Graffice, Abbie Householder and Ava Stratton each had eight kills, and the Penguins hit .270 as a team. Wrigley Takats added five kills and three aces to go along with a match-high seven blocks.
Kameron Blizniak recorded 23 assists and a team-high 13 digs, and Graffice and Householder both had 10 digs.
The Penguins had 10 blocks as a team, and Purdue Fort Wayne finished with 28 attack errors. The Mastodons also had 12 serving errors, which offset their 61-47 edge in kills.
Purdue Fort Wayne scored the first five points of the match, and it built a 7-1 lead following a kill by Trinity Rye. The Penguins stayed composed, and an 11-3 run allowed YSU to take a 14-11 lead. Graffice had three straight kills during that run as Youngstown State took its first lead at 12-11, and it remained ahead the rest of the set. Graffice finished with five kills on seven attempts without an error in the set.
The Mastodons did not trail in the second after taking a 9-8 lead, but the Penguins bounced back in the third to take a 2-1 lead in the match. Purdue Fort Wayne held a 14-11 lead in the third set before the Penguins scored seven straight points behind Takats' serve. A kill by Householder tied the set at 14, Surratt followed with two kills, and Takats laced two aces during the run. Stratton provided a boost offensively late in the set and finished with five kills on eight attempts.
YSU scored the first two points of the fourth set on a Purdue Fort Wayne serving error and a Graffice ace, and the Penguins remained ahead the rest of the way. A kill by Rye brought the Mastodons within 16-14, but YSU scored eight of the next 10 points to go up 24-16.
Rye finished with 25 kills on 56 attempts, but she committed 16 attack errors for Purdue Fort Wayne. Riley Rosneck recorded 20 kills, and Becky Barrett had a match-high 25 digs.
The Penguins will try to finish the weekend sweep when they play the Mastodons again on Saturday at 2 p.m. The match will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
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