Upland, Ind. — The Marian University volleyball team took the opening set on the road off of 11th-ranked Taylor University, but ultimately fell in four sets in Crossroads League action on Wednesday night.
TEAM STATISTICS
- Taylor recorded 57 kills to Marian's 44 kills
- The Trojans had seven aces to the Knights' five
- TU held the edge in blocks, 10-8
- Taylor had 53 digs to MU's 49
- The Trojans hit .281, while Marian hit .144
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Chloe Cook recorded a team-high 15 kills
- Sami Luttel dished out a team-leading 21 assists
- Mya Cunningham registered a pair of aces
- Danielle Schade led with five blocks; Evie Dart had four blocks
- Lexa Zimmerman tallied a team-best 12 digs
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST SET
- Marian took five of six points to take an early lead in the opening set
- Three kills from Cook allowed the Knights to open up a 12-6 lead
- Shaye Watson's kill cut Taylor's deficit to 14-11
- The Trojans tied the set at 18, but MU rattled off five straight with kills from Luttel and Schade
- Ava Tindall and Ashlynn Turner combined on a block to wrap up the first-set win
SECOND SET
- Taylor went on a 7-0 run to lead 10-3 in the second
- TU extended its lead with a four-point run, ahead 17-6
- An attack error tied the match at a set apiece
THIRD SET
- TU scored six of the first seven points to begin the third set
- The Trojans led 12-7 after Daya Vestal's kill
- An Addie Phillips ace and two Cooks kills helped MU tie the match at 12
- After being tied at 17, Taylor scored three straight to open up a small lead
- The Knights got within two, but the Trojans closed the frame with the final two points
FOURTH SET
- The Trojans scored five straight early in the fourth to lead, 5-1
- Emily Livengood's ace made it 13-5, Taylor
- A Margo Hernandez kill pushed the Trojan lead to 20-10
- Reagan Kleiman closed the match with a kill
UP NEXT
- Marian travels to Huntington to take on the Forresters on Saturday; first serve is set for 1 p.m.
