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Photo Credit: Eric Decker
Photo Credit: Eric Decker
Posted: Nov 04, 2021

TIGERS FALL TO COUGARS IN REGULAR SEASON FINALE

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CHICAGO—The Olivet Nazarene University women's volleyball team concluded its regular season with a trip to the Shannon Center to take on the RV Saint Xavier University Cougars. 

 

The two teams traded the first 10 points.  A kill by Becca Bell kicked off the offense for the Tigers.  The Tigers kept the set close until the Cougars took over. At the score 10-9, Saint Xavier went on a 10-1 run with the only Tiger point coming off the hand of Bell.  The Cougars led 20-10.  Kills, down the stretch, by Katarina Nikolic was not enough as the Cougars won the first set, 25-15.  Saint Xavier hit .471 in the opening set. 

 

Bell and Janelle Skinner kick started the offense for the Tigers in the second set as they took a slim, 5-4, lead.  At 10-8, Cougars, the Tigers took advantage of four straight errors from SXU and led 12-10.  Then, the Cougars went on a 9-1 run and pulled out in front, 19-13. The Tigers closed the gap as they marked five of the next six points, highlighted by a kill by Bell and a service ace by Kaitlyn McMahan.  The Cougars finished the set off after tallied five of the final six points and took the second set, 25-19.

 

The two teams were tied at four in the early going of the third set.  Rachel Newport, Carleigh Johnson, and Bell each tallied a kill.  The Cougars then took over and won seven of the next eight points.  SXU led, 11-5.  After a kill by Newport, the Cougars kept their foot on the gas and extended their lead to 16-6 after scoring the next five points.  At 17-7, McMahan served over three straight aces and cut the deficit to 17-11. 

 

Sutton Bate and Anna McGovern provided the offense for the Tigers towards the end of the set, but Saint Xavier won the third set, 25-18, and won the match in straight sets. 

 

MATCH VITALS

Finals: First Set: RV SXU 25, ONU 15 | Second Set: RV SXU 25, ONU 19 | Third Set: RV SXU 25, ONU 18

Records: RV Saint Xavier: 25-3 (18-0 CCAC) | Olivet Nazarene: 18-9 (14-4 CCAC)

Location: Shannon Center | Saint Xavier University | Chicago, Ill.

 

QUICK HITS

  • Bell led the Tigers with seven kills
  • Johnson and Nikolic followed with four kills apiece. 
  • Skinner led the Tigers with 18 assists.
  • McMahan led the Tigers with 15 digs. 

 

WHAT'S NEXT?

The Tigers await their opponent in the CCAC Tournament that starts on Tuesday, November 9. 

 

--ONU—

 

*Contact: Sam Viebrock, Sports Information Director, stviebrock@olivet.edu