Murray State University Athletics
Friday, September 20
West Lafayette, Ind.
11:30 a.m.
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Eastern Michigan
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Murray St.
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Eastern Mich.
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Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics
Racers Sweep Eastern Michigan, fall to #21 Purdue in Stacey Clark Classic
9/20/2019 8:31:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
The Murray State volleyball team came out of the gates swinging at the Stacey Clark Classic, defeating Eastern Michigan in three sets for their first sweep of the season. In the nightcap, the Racers took on #21 Purdue, but fell in straight sets.
Against EMU, reigning OVC Offensive Player of the Week Rachel Giustino started her campaign to win it again by tallying 21 kills while hitting .487, committing just two errors the entire match. Rachel Holthaus also had a strong match, notching nine kills with a .348 hitting percentage.
Ashley McBee dished out 34 assists and had 10 digs for sixth double-double of the season while Becca Fernandez led the team with 11 digs against the Eagles. Giustino and Katirah Johnson also chipped in three blocks each.
In the first set, the Racers jumped out to a 7-2 lead and never looked back. Three straight kills by Giustino later in the set extended the lead to 16-6 before she ended the set with another kill to win the set, 25-17.
The Racers carried their momentum into the second set as they raced out to a 4-0 lead. The Eagles slowly climbed their way back into the set as they cut their deficit to one at 20-19 but another 4-0 run by MSU gave them set point before a Giustino kill gave the Racers the set, 25-20.
In the third set, the teams were even after eight points before an 8-2 Racer run gave them a 12-6 lead. Eastern Michigan got the set as close as three points at 23-20 but it was too late as a kill by Holthaus and an Eagle error gave the Racers the set, 25-21, and the sweep.
In the nightcap against the 21st-ranked Boilermakers, the Racers kept it close, but were Purdue proved too much to handle as they won in three sets, 25-19, 25-22, and 25-19. Giustino led the team with 16 kills while McBee and Fernandez contributed with 29 assists and 13 digs, respectively.
The Racers will close out non-conference play tomorrow morning when they take on Texas A&M - Corpus Christi at 9:30 a.m.
Against EMU, reigning OVC Offensive Player of the Week Rachel Giustino started her campaign to win it again by tallying 21 kills while hitting .487, committing just two errors the entire match. Rachel Holthaus also had a strong match, notching nine kills with a .348 hitting percentage.
Ashley McBee dished out 34 assists and had 10 digs for sixth double-double of the season while Becca Fernandez led the team with 11 digs against the Eagles. Giustino and Katirah Johnson also chipped in three blocks each.
In the first set, the Racers jumped out to a 7-2 lead and never looked back. Three straight kills by Giustino later in the set extended the lead to 16-6 before she ended the set with another kill to win the set, 25-17.
The Racers carried their momentum into the second set as they raced out to a 4-0 lead. The Eagles slowly climbed their way back into the set as they cut their deficit to one at 20-19 but another 4-0 run by MSU gave them set point before a Giustino kill gave the Racers the set, 25-20.
In the third set, the teams were even after eight points before an 8-2 Racer run gave them a 12-6 lead. Eastern Michigan got the set as close as three points at 23-20 but it was too late as a kill by Holthaus and an Eagle error gave the Racers the set, 25-21, and the sweep.
In the nightcap against the 21st-ranked Boilermakers, the Racers kept it close, but were Purdue proved too much to handle as they won in three sets, 25-19, 25-22, and 25-19. Giustino led the team with 16 kills while McBee and Fernandez contributed with 29 assists and 13 digs, respectively.
The Racers will close out non-conference play tomorrow morning when they take on Texas A&M - Corpus Christi at 9:30 a.m.
Team Stats
MUR
EMU
Kills
43
27
Errors
12
19
Attempts
110
88
Hitting %
.282
.091
Points
53.0
34.0
Assists
40
25
Aces
5
3
Blocks
5.0
4.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
21
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's VolleyballRS
/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's Volleyball
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