WINCHESTER, Va. – The Shenandoah University volleyball team celebrated its annual Dig Pink event with a 3-2 non-league victory over Mary Baldwin Tuesday night at the James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics & Events Center.
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Shenandoah (9-16) won for the second straight time with the 13-25, 25-20, 19-25, 25-20, 15-7 victory over the Fighting Squirrels (1-26).
IN BRIEF
The Hornets struggled in the opening set, hitting just .023 (10-9—44) to .393 (12-1—28) for MBU.
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A .143 (11-7—28) hitting percentage in the second led to a 1-1 match, but the Squirrels weren't finished.
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In the third, the two teams were tied four times and had one lead change as the Squirrels were 25-19 winners.
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The fourth was the closest set, with five ties and two lead changes as the Hornets again knotted the match by taking the 25-20 win. SU took the lead for good in the set on a
Gabby Coradazzi service ace to make it 10-9 and led by as many as six before coasting to the five-point victory.
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A 5-0 run early in the fifth gave the hosts the momentum to seal the win.
Brooke Wagner was at the service line for the final four points of this run as Mary Baldwin had three attack errors along with a bad set.
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Emily Cheatwood, off of a Wagner assist, had the match-clinching point.
SU LEADERSÂ
Kills          Â
Cheatwood, Emily (12),Â
Poppo, Kate (12),Â
Semo, Sabrina (8)
Aces        Â
Hillyard, Megan (3),Â
Balestri, Niki (2),Â
Coradazzi, Gabby (1)
Blocks      Â
Cheatwood, Emily (6),Â
Poppo, Kate (3),Â
Gettier, Torie (2)
Assists     Â
Hillyard, Megan (24),Â
Wagner, Brooke (18),Â
Coradazzi, Gabby (2)
Digs         Â
Coradazzi, Gabby (23),Â
Poppo, Kate (20),Â
Hillyard, Megan (12)
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