Five Set Battle Ends In An Arrows' Victory

By Press release submission

Oct 19, 2022

The Ursuline College volleyball team hosted Lake Erie College on Tuesday evening where they came out on top of a five set match.

Set one had UC and LEC trading leads seven times throughout the match, with the biggest lead being only four points by both teams. The Arrows offense was the key to their success in set one with 15 total team kills compared to the Storm's 7. Ursuline pulled ahead in the final two points of the game to win set one 26-24.

The Arrows rolled into set two with momentum and got off to a hot 17-6 start. Lake Erie brought the game to within eight points but was unable to stop UC from taking the set 25-17.

The Storm put up a fight in set three. The Arrows held onto a small lead for most of set three until Lake Erie tied it at 20-20. Four errors from UC and a kill by the Storm solidified Lake Erie's third set win, 20-25.

Set four saw more lead changes than set one with nine total with the score tied a total of fifteen times. Lake Erie exceled defensively with five total team blocks compared to Ursuline's three, but the Arrows had the edge on kills 15-10. While going into extra points, the Storm was able to stay in the game with a 26-28 win.

Lake Erie was on a roll after winning the previous two sets and started set five with a strong 5-10 lead before the Arrows fought back. Ursuline had several momentum changing plays to breathe life back into the team which allowed them to tie up the game at 13-13. Both teams had chances at game point until Ursuline put down two kills to end the game and seal the win, 19-17.

The Arrows offense had a successful day with four player hitting in the double digits. Karrington Green and Abigail Aguilera-Ayala had 15 and 14 kills while Maleah Gibbons added in 13 kills. Amie McCarthy had 12 kills and 3 blocks while freshman middle Grace Van Niel put up eight total blocks.

Hannah Laurich had a double-double with 31 assists and 10 digs.

Ursuline competes again this weekend on the road against Northwood University and Hillsdale College. On Friday they take on the Timberwolves at 7:00 pm followed by the Chargers on Saturday at 11:00 am.