EC Volleyball Battles, Falls in Five, Three, at Manchester
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eureka (5-11) | 13 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
Manchester (6-10) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rose-Hulman (9-12) | 25 | 24 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
Eureka (5-11) | 10 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 2 |
Manchester
Game Statistics | Eureka | Manchester |
---|---|---|
Hitting % | -.074 | .222 |
Blocks | 8.0 | 5.0 |
Digs | 26 | 49 |
Aces | 1 | 12 |
Rose-Hulman
Eureka
Game Statistics | Rose-Hulman | Eureka |
---|---|---|
Hitting % | .087 | .070 |
Blocks | 8.0 | 14.0 |
Digs | 101 | 91 |
Aces | 13 | 5 |
NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. — The Eureka volleyball team traveled to North Manchester, Indiana, played two matches and grinded their way into a five-set thriller, but came home 0-2 on the day.
The Red Devils fell short in a five-set battle with Rose-Hulman, 25-10, 24-26, 15-25, 25-18 15-10, then fell to home team Manchester in three, 25-13, 25-13, 25-11.
EC's offense was productive in a gritty first match, but it dried up in the second.
Offensively, Ariel Campbell (Decatur, Ill./Cerro Gordo) led the way with 11 kills while hitting .146. Corinne DeBoard (Centralia, Ill./Christ Our Rock Lutheran) hit a team-high .200 and finished with eight kills.
In the five-setter against Rose-Hulman, setter Sara Worrell (Jacksonville, Ill./Routt Catholic) notched a nice double-double of 27 assists and 22 digs.
In addition to Worrell, three other Red Devils put up double-digit digs, with McKenzie Reiners (Milford, Ill./Milford) posting 17, while Caitlin Miller (Washington, Ill./Washington) and Paige Klingler (Newton, Ill/Newton) each notched 15.
In the loss to Manchester, Megan Masching (Pontiac, Ill./Pontiac) notched a team-high nine digs. Paige Klingler (Newton, Ill./Newton) followed with seven, and McKenzie Reiners (Milford, Ill./Milford) and Worrell had four digs apiece. Miller had a team-high four kills.
The Red Devils (5-13) are off for the next two days, then will looking to get back on track when they take on Monmouth (8-9) 7 p.m. Tuesday in a rematch of the Red Devils' season opener.