Indianapolis —- The Marian University volleyball team suffered a Crossroads League loss to 13th-ranked Taylor University on Wednesday night at the Physical Education Center in three sets. The team honored the program's all-time career digs leader Emma Lyons pregame.
TEAM STATISTICS
- Taylor recorded 44 kills to Marian's 28
- The Trojans picked up eight aces to the Knights' four
- TU held the advantage in blocks, 13-2
- Taylor recorded 54 digs to Marian's 39
- The Trojans hit .347; Marian hit .084
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Khori Dryden picked up a team-high 10 kills
- Chloe Cook added nine kills
- Mya Cunningham recorded a team-leading 15 assists
- Callaway Marsh led the team with eight digs
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST SET
- Taylor opened the match with the first five points
- Dryden's kill cut the Taylor lead to 11-9
- Four straight Taylor points forced a Marian timeout
- Kills from Isabel Echaniz and Cook helped cut the difference back to two points
- The Trojans registered the final six points of the opening set
SECOND SET
- Marian scored the first three points of the second frame
- The Trojans scored 10 straight points to lead 16-6
- Taylor pushed its lead to 19-7
- Mackenzie Rogers closed the set with a kill
THIRD SET
- Dryden's kill gave Marian an early 5-4 lead in the third
- Back-to-back Dryden kills kickstarted a 4-0 Marian run to force a Taylor timeout
- The Trojans called another timeout when a pair of attack errors gave the Knights a 20-17 lead
- Taylor tied the frame at 21 with three straight points and scored the match's final four points to close the match
UP NEXT
- Marian returns home on Saturday, hosting Huntington at 1 p.m.
