Tuesday, October 4
Racer Arena
7:00 PM
Murray State
3
vs
1
SIU Edwardsville
Sophomore Casey Bucher tallied her first career double-double against SIU Edwardsville.
Photo by: Murray State Sports Information
Racers Pick Up 3-1 Win Over SIU Edwardsville at Racer Arena
10/4/2011 11:17:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
The Murray State volleyball team broke a two-match losing streak, with a 3-1 (23-25, 27-25, 25-22, 25-22) win over SIU Edwardsville in Racer Arena.
Box Score
The Racers (4-14, 4-3 OVC) were led by sophomore Casey Bucher. The Leopold, Mo., native tallied her first career double-double, with a career-best 11 kills and a season-best 10 digs. Bucher also hit a career-high .450 (11k-2e-20ta), added three assists and two blocks. Sophomore Wendi Zickfield paced the team with a career-best 21 kills and a .302 (21k-8e-43ta) hitting percentage. Senior Teresa Krog and junior Cassy Woolverton each added 15 kills each.
Junior Lia Havili recorded her seventh double-double of the year, with 57 assists and 14 digs. Sophomore Katlyn Hudson led the defense, with a career-best 31 digs.
MSU started out the first set with a 3-0 run and then pushed ahead to an 11-6 advantage with a few small runs. The Racers lead was extended to six (19-13), before the Cougars (7-13, 2-6 OVC) went on a 9-0 run that gave them a 22-19 advantage. MSU fought back with a 3-0 run to tie the set at 22, but SIUE went on a final 3-0 run to earn the 25-23 win.
The teams then had a tight battle through set two, with 17 tie scores and eight lead changes. With the score tied at 18, the Racers used a 3-0 run to take a 21-18 advantage. The Cougars followed with a 3-0 run of their own to tie the set at 22 again. The teams battled through to force extra points in the set, and after being down 24-25, MSU used two kills from Zickfield and a final kill by Krog to earn the 27-25 win.
After the intermission, MSU came out in set three and took an early 6-3 lead. The Racers then pushed their advantage to 10 (17-7) with a 10-2 run. However, the Cougars would not go quietly and late in the set went on an 8-1 run to cut the advantage to two (23-21). MSU kept fighting and eventually earned the 25-22 win.
The final set was much like the third. The Racers took an 11-5 lead and despite trading runs and points were ahead 19-13 before SIUE went on another late push. The Cougars again cut the lead to just two (22-20), with a 5-0 run. MSU didn't give up and went on a 3-2 run to end the set with a 25-22 win.
After a .095 hitting percentage in set one, the Racers battled through the rest of the match for a .233 (68k-28e-172ta) hitting percentage for the match. The Cougars were held to a .188 (56k-23e-176ta) percentage. MSU also held a large advantage in the digs column, 89-64. SIUE earned a lead in blocking, 10.5 to five.
The Racers will be in action again this weekend, with road matches at Tennessee State (Oct. 7) and Austin Peay (Oct. 8).
Box Score
The Racers (4-14, 4-3 OVC) were led by sophomore Casey Bucher. The Leopold, Mo., native tallied her first career double-double, with a career-best 11 kills and a season-best 10 digs. Bucher also hit a career-high .450 (11k-2e-20ta), added three assists and two blocks. Sophomore Wendi Zickfield paced the team with a career-best 21 kills and a .302 (21k-8e-43ta) hitting percentage. Senior Teresa Krog and junior Cassy Woolverton each added 15 kills each.
Junior Lia Havili recorded her seventh double-double of the year, with 57 assists and 14 digs. Sophomore Katlyn Hudson led the defense, with a career-best 31 digs.
MSU started out the first set with a 3-0 run and then pushed ahead to an 11-6 advantage with a few small runs. The Racers lead was extended to six (19-13), before the Cougars (7-13, 2-6 OVC) went on a 9-0 run that gave them a 22-19 advantage. MSU fought back with a 3-0 run to tie the set at 22, but SIUE went on a final 3-0 run to earn the 25-23 win.
The teams then had a tight battle through set two, with 17 tie scores and eight lead changes. With the score tied at 18, the Racers used a 3-0 run to take a 21-18 advantage. The Cougars followed with a 3-0 run of their own to tie the set at 22 again. The teams battled through to force extra points in the set, and after being down 24-25, MSU used two kills from Zickfield and a final kill by Krog to earn the 27-25 win.
After the intermission, MSU came out in set three and took an early 6-3 lead. The Racers then pushed their advantage to 10 (17-7) with a 10-2 run. However, the Cougars would not go quietly and late in the set went on an 8-1 run to cut the advantage to two (23-21). MSU kept fighting and eventually earned the 25-22 win.
The final set was much like the third. The Racers took an 11-5 lead and despite trading runs and points were ahead 19-13 before SIUE went on another late push. The Cougars again cut the lead to just two (22-20), with a 5-0 run. MSU didn't give up and went on a 3-2 run to end the set with a 25-22 win.
After a .095 hitting percentage in set one, the Racers battled through the rest of the match for a .233 (68k-28e-172ta) hitting percentage for the match. The Cougars were held to a .188 (56k-23e-176ta) percentage. MSU also held a large advantage in the digs column, 89-64. SIUE earned a lead in blocking, 10.5 to five.
The Racers will be in action again this weekend, with road matches at Tennessee State (Oct. 7) and Austin Peay (Oct. 8).
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