Ferrum FC 5-10,1-6 ODAC

Shenandoah SU 6-9,2-4 ODAC

Ferrum FC

5-10,1-6 ODAC

Final

Sep. 30, 2023

Shenandoah SU

6-9,2-4 ODAC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Ferrum FC	27	20	11	25	7	(2)
Shenandoah SU	25	25	25	22	15	(3)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/30/2023 2:00:00 PM | Matt McIntosh '23

Volleyball Declaws Panthers in Five Sets

WINCHESTER, Va. - The Shenandoah University volleyball team defeated Ferrum College, 3-2, Saturday morning at home in an ODAC match.

After dropping the first set, the Hornets (6-9, 2-4 ODAC) won three of the next four including the decisive final set to pick up the win over the Panthers (5-10, 1-6).

IN BRIEF
In the first, Shenandoah fell behind 5-1 but three kills by Jillian Warter helped SU tie the contest at nine in the opening portion. It'd be back and forth from there on at as the played hot potato with the lead.

The Hornets eventually pushed the set to set point but the Panthers clawed their way back to eventually tie it at 25. FC took advantage of two SU errors to take the first set and get the advantage.

Ashlyn Wade got SU up early in the second with a kill on her first rally of the match. Ferrum responded right way to go up 6-2 with a five-point run. They'd hold the lead until two straight FC errors made it 15-14 in favor of the home team. Cheyenne Price added on to the lead with a kill as Ferrum scored two quick points to tie the set.

Shenandoah held Ferrum to just four points for the last of the set with Shenandoah outscoring them 8-4 to tie the match.

The Hornets dominated the third set right away as they took a 10-2 lead forcing the visitors to call a timeout. Abby Litchenfels started off the run with a service ace.

Ferrum cut the deficit to five which ended up being the closest they'd get to coming back in the set. With Emma Thompson serving, SU went on a five-point run with Thompson picking up two aces during the streak. Wade ended the set for the Hornets with two consecutive kills.

In the fourth the teams tied each other nine separate times and exchanged the lead twice as Ferrum would go on to win the set and force set number five.

Shenandoah won the coin toss and picked up the advantage of serving first in the final set. Ferrum didn't let the advantage last long as they'd jump out to a 3-0 lead. The momentum traded sides once again as Shenandoah went on their longest streak of the match, picking up seven straight points.

The Hornets kept the momentum on their side and took the final set 15-7, helped out by by two aces by Price to secure the victory.

Warter led the team once again in kills with 17 as Litchenfels led the court with 46 assists.

Aaliyah Chunn and Price each had two solo blocks in the match.

UP NEXT
Shenandoah hosts Virginia Wesleyan at 6 p.m. on Wednesday night in an ODAC competition.

#GoSUHornets

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