MECHANICSBURG, Pa. – The Shenandoah women's volleyball team hit the road for a nonconference match with the Falcons from Messiah University. The Hornets (6-11, 2-5) fell to Messiah (13-5, 2-1) in straight sets Friday evening by scores 23-25, 13-25, 16-25.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Jillian Warter led the way for the Hornets with nine kills in the match.
Aaliyah Chunn and
Cheyenne Price both chipped in with six kills in the effort.
Aaliyah Chunn had two blocks in the match while
Brooke Gast had one.
Three Hornets,
Natalie Reader,
Cheyenne Price, and
Regan Minney all had an ace.
Abby Lichtenfels led all players with 19 assists.
Natalie Reader led all players with 16 digs in the match.
HOW IT HAPPENED
In the first set, Messiah jumped out a 2-0 lead, but the Hornets would come roaring back with six straight points of their own. In a back-and-forth set, Messiah would use a five-point run of their own to jump back out in front 9-7. Every time one team would go on a run, the other was there to answer with a run of their own. With the Hornets down 17-16, took advantage of four Messiah attack errors, with a
Natalie Reader ace mixed in to regain a 20-17 lead. With the Hornets leading 23-22, Messiah would use two kills and a Hornet error to close out the first set 25-23.
The second set started off in back-and-forth fashion with both teams looking to gain a significant lead. Kills by
Jillian Warter and an ace from
Regan Minney, had the Hornets down 8-9. But then Messiah went on a six-point run, and took a 15-8 lead. After trading points and consecutive kills from
Emma Thompson Messiah would secure the final seven points and take the second set 25-13.
Trying to get back into the match, the Hornets found themselves with a large hole to climb out of.
Aaliyah Chunn picked up two of her kills to make the score 5-2 in favor of the Falcons, but the Falcons' attack was too strong and they continued to pull away. Shenandoah made a late push with two kills from Price and two kills from Warter, but the effort would fall short, and Messiah would close out the third set 25-16 to take the match.
UP NEXT
The Hornets continue their road trip next weekend as conference play resumes. Shenandoah will take on Randolph College Friday night, before squaring off with Lynchburg on Saturday.
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