Murray State University Athletics
Murray State
SIU Edwardsville
Racers Pick Up 400th Program Victory with a 3-1 Win at SIU Edwardsville
9/16/2011 11:12:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
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MSU was led by senior Mary Cunningham, who tallied a season-best 10 kills and a .429 (10k-1e-21ta) hitting percentage. Senior Teresa Krog garnered a career-best 19 kills, while junior Cassy Woolverton added 14 kills and sophomore Wendi Zickfield tallied 13 kills.
Set one was a battle from start to finish and was sent into extra points. The teams traded the first four serves before SIUE went on a 3-0 run for the first lead of the set. The Racers followed with a 6-0 run of their own to take an 8-5 lead. MSU held onto the advantage until a 3-0 Cougars (5-7, 0-1 OVC) run tied the set at nine. The teams then traded serves and runs before a 3-0 run gave SIUE a 17-14 lead. The Racers battled back with two small runs to cut the deficit to one (20-21) and the teams again traded serves. It looked like the Cougars would take the set, but on set-point MSU went on a 3-0 run to take a 25-24 lead. However, it was not enough and SIUE used a 3-0 run of their own to earn the 27-25 win.
The teams continued the battle into the second set, with seven tie scores and two lead changes. The score was tied at nine when the Racers went on a 9-2 run that gave them an 18-11 advantage. The Cougars battled back with two 3-0 runs to cut the lead to three (23-20) and held off set-point for two serves before a kill by Krog gave MSU the 25-22 win.
The teams again traded serves in the opening points of set three. SIUE took a quick 11-9 advantage before a MSU 2-0 run tied the set at 12. The back-and-forth battle continued for the next six serves and again the Cougars went up 18-15, with a 3-0 run. The Racers did not give up and three serves later started a 7-0 run that gave them a 23-19 advantage. MSU pushed through to take a 25-21 win.
The Racers jumped out to a 3-0 lead and put their advantage to five (7-2) before SIUE battled back with several small runs and used a 4-0 run to take a 14-13 lead. The teams then traded serves before a 4-0 run by the Cougars gave them 19-15 lead. MSU countered with an 8-1 run that gave them a 23-20 lead. The Racers pushed through the end of the set to earn a 25-21 win and take the match.
MSU had season bests of a .249 (64k-19e-181ta) hitting percentage and out-hit SIUE (.186). The Racers also earned a key advantage in the blocks column (7-3) and in the digs column (83-77).
The Racers will be in action again Saturday, Sep. 17 in Charleston, Ill., to take on Eastern Illinois at 2 p.m. at Lantz Arena.
