FERRUM, Va. – The Shenandoah University volleyball team earned its second straight ODAC victory Tuesday night with a 3-2 win at league newcomer Ferrum College.
IN BRIEF
Shenandoah (7-8, 2-3 ODAC) found itself a 2-1 hole after Ferrum (7-9, 0-5) sandwiched 26-24 and 25-23 victories in the first and third sets around a 25-19 SU win in the second, but rallied for the win.
Coach Jaime Terenzi's club was a 25-14 victor in the fourth before closing the Panthers out with a 15-7 win in the fifth.
The five-set win is the second in a week for the club after dropping its first four five-set matches of the season.
Shenandoah scored 10 of the first 12 points in the fifth to put itself in position for the victory. A Caylin Harris kill, followed by a pair of Ferrum errors, closed out the match.
LEADERS
Kills
Emily Cheatwood 19, Harris 15, Torie Gettier 11
Assists
Megan Hillyard 53
Digs
Nicole Shannon 27, Gettier 13, Hillyard 12, Harris 12, Hannah Lien 12
Blocks
Cheatwood 6
UP NEXT
The Hornets host Randolph-Macon on Thursday at 7 in another ODAC match.
MATCH NOTES
- The win over Ferrum is the 21st for the Hornets since 1993
- SU and Ferrum were shared membership in the USA South Conference from 1993 thru 2011
- Shenandoah has now won seven straight over the Panthers
- Tuesday's win over Ferrum was the programs first on the FC campus since 2011
- The Hornets hit .226 for the match with 62 kills against 26 errors in 159 attempts
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