Indianapolis —- The Marian University volleyball team honored its five seniors on Senior Night prior to a three-set sweep of Goshen in Crossroads League action at the P.E. Center on Saturday evening.
TEAM STATISTICS
- Marian recorded 49 kills to Goshen's 27
- The Maple Leafs registered eight of 11 aces
- Goshen also held the edge in blocks, 4-3
- MU led in digs, 44-36
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Chloe Cook hit .370 with a team-leading 12 kills
- Khori Dryden added 10 kills, hitting .429
- Mya Cunningham led the team with 23 assists; Sami Luttel chipped in 15 assists
- Danielle Schade and Evie Dart both tallied a pair of blocks
- Lexa Zimmerman recorded a team-high 10 digs
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST SET
- Marian recorded the first four points of the opening set before Goshen answered with the next four points
- A Cook ace and a Dryden kill put Marian ahead, 19-14
- Another Dryden kill pushed the lead to 22-15
- Autumn Wohler's ace secured the first-set win for Marian
SECOND SET
- Dryden's kill forced a Goshen timeout with the Knights leading 11-4
- The lead reached 17-8 after kills from Dart and Ashlynn Turner
- The Maple Leafs cut their deficit to five points before the Knights took six of seven points to reach set point after Ava Tindall's kill
- Tindall closed the set with another kill
THIRD SET
- Goshen opened up a 5-1 lead in the third frame
- Schade's kill tied the set at 9
- The Maple Leafs led 16-14, but a 10-3 Marian run capped by three straight Cook kills put the Knights at match point
- Cook finished it off with another kill
UP NEXT
- Marian returns home on Wednesday, hosting 16th-ranked Indiana Wesleyan at 7 p.m., looking for the season sweep
