TIGERS SERVE THEIR WAY TO VICTORY OVER JAGUARS
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Olivet Nazarene (7-16, 6-6) | 25 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 3 |
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Governors State (4-15, 0-12) | 22 | 16 | 25 | 17 | 1 |
UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill. – Double-digit aces, including eight from Ashley Poland, keyed the Tigers to victory Thursday evening. After a string of four-consecutive conference losses, the Olivet Nazarene University women's volleyball team was able to bounce back in a major way with a 25-22, 25-16, 22-25, 25-17 victory at Governors State.
The Tigers had to earn the opening set, finding themselves trailing 22-21 down the stretch. Kaylee Cozen's elite play at the net helped ONU pull away, stymying a Jaguar attack with a solo block before teaming up with Sutton Bate to deny another attack and putting the Tigers at set point. Bate then put away a ball from Julianne Kielion to take the opener.
After a tightly-contested first set, the second set was all Tigers. ONU built a 17-5 lead highlighted by an Poland eight-point serve streak. Kylie Hasselbacher put away a kill to stamp the finishing touches on a statement set for ONU.
The Governors State Jaguars found their lone set win in the third set and carried a bit of momentum into the fourth set, building a 3-0 lead out of the gate.
The Tigers responded with four-straight, taking kills from Kielion, Bate, and Cozen to regain the momentum. The two squads traded points until Poland broke put together another great serve, collecting back-to-back service aces to help the Tigers break away. Poland scored match point with one of her eight aces on the night.
GAME VITALS
Finals: First Set: ONU 25, GSU 22 | Second Set: ONU 25, GSU 18 | Third Set: GSU 25, ONU 22 | Fourth Set: ONU 25, GSU 17
Records: Olivet Nazarene 7-16, 6-6 CCAC | Governors State 4-15, 0-12 CCAC
Location: Athletics and Recreation Center | Governors State University | University Park, Ill.
QUICK HITS
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Ashley Poland tabbed eight service aces in the win.
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Julianne Kielion (22) and Karsyn Delbridge (16) both tallied double-digit assists.
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Sutton Bate (11), Halle Nicholas (10), and Kaylee Cozen (9) led the Tigers in Kills.
WHATS NEXT?
The Tigers will stay on the road to face the Fighting Saints of St. Francis (Ill.) in a CCAC matchup on Oct. 25. The match is set to begin at 7 p.m. CST.
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*Contact: Evan Wild, Sports Information Director, ewwild@olivet.edu