Roanoke RC 9-6,4-1 ODAC

Shenandoah SU 5-9,1-4 ODAC

Roanoke RC

9-6,4-1 ODAC

Final

Sep. 29, 2023

Shenandoah SU

5-9,1-4 ODAC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Roanoke RC	20	25	22	25	15	(3)
Shenandoah SU	25	18	25	18	12	(2)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/29/2023 9:17:00 PM | Matt McIntosh '23

Volleyball Drops Back-and-Forth Match Against Roanoke

WINCHESTER, Va. - The Shenandoah University volleyball team dropped a back-and-forth five-set match, 3-2 (25-20, 18-25, 25-22, 18-25, 12-15), versus Roanoke College Friday night in a home ODAC match.

The Hornets (5-9, 1-4 ODAC) had a 5-1 lead in the fifth set but the Maroons (9-6, 4-1) were able to overcome the deficit to take the win.

IN-DEPTH
Shenandoah trailed 6-3 and later 11-8 in the first set but were able to flip the script and take a 13-11 lead off of two Roanoke attack errors and three kills on the attack. The visitors would retake the lead multiple times in the set.

Down 20-19, SU scored the final six times to take the opening set. Jillian Warter provided two kills during the set-ending six-point run, with Natalie Reader and Abby Litchenfels assisting on the points.

In the second set, Roanoke would take a 6-3 lead once again but this time they'd hold on to the lead and get their biggest lead of seven, pushing their advantage to 23-16. The teams traded points to close out the set with RC getting a kill to end it.

With Shenandoah down by four halfway through the middle set, Warter went on the attack once again, getting five kills in Shenandoah's final 12 points helping the home team get one set away from winning the match.

Roanoke jumped out early in the fourth with hopes of tying the match at two as they once again took a 6-3 lead, they'd later push it to a 9-4 advantage. Shenandoah rallied for five straight points to tie the set with help from two straight service aces by Warter at the end of the run.

Three consecutive errors by the Maroons gave Shenandoah its first lead of the fourth set at 12-10. The teams traded points for the middle portion of the set forcing a 17-17 tie. At that point Roanoke took full control and scored eight of the final nine points, taking the set 25-18 and forcing a decisive fifth set.

In the final set, a kill and service ace from Emma Thompson pushed the Hornets' lead to four forcing a timeout by the visitors. Coming out of the timeout Shenandoah held onto the lead until a kill by Roanoke gave them a 11-10 lead. The very next rally ended in a Maroon error tying things back up for the final time. Roanoke ended the set and match on a 4-1 run after the error.

Through the five sets, there were 37 ties and 18 lead changes between the squads.

Litchenfels led the Hornets with 35 assists and Warter led them in kills with 18. Aaliyah Chunn kept things strong at the front of the net, gaining 9 block assists in the match.

Shenandoah committed two fewer errors than the victors did.

UP NEXT
Shenandoah hosts Ferrum College tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. in an ODAC match.

#GoSUHornets

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