Volleyball spikes competition at the St. Vincent Tournament

The Muskingum volleyball team returns home after finishing 3-1 overall at the St. Vincent Tournament. Following the tournament, senior Katie Hunt was named to the all-tournament team.

The Basics

• Head coach Hallie Donathan claimed her first career win as a head coach over Carlow, 3-1.
• Hunt earned all-tourmanet team honors.

Game 1 - Muskingum 3, Carlow 2 (24-26, 19-25, 25-17, 25-17, 15-10)

How It Happened

• As a team, the Muskies had 48 kills, 65 digs, and nine blocks.

At the Net

• Hunt led the Muskies with a game-high 13 kills.
• Junior Chloe Brandewie and junior Courtney Nestoff both added 10 kills each. 
• Junior Rose LeVally added seven kills.
• Defending the net for Muskingum was Hunt and Brandewie with a game-high four blocks each.
• Carlow was led by Kritina Hudock with a team-high 12 kills.

Assisting the Attack

• Freshman Rhieannae Cory recorded 25 assists.
• Freshman Kennedy Brown and sophomore Jordan Youngs had four assists each.

Defending the Court

• Junior Deidre Prince stole the spotlight by recording a team-high 19 digs.
• Nestoff not only found success at the net but in the back row as she recorded 15 digs for Muskingum.
• Youngs racked up 14 digs.

Game 2—Wooster 3, Muskingum 0 (22-25, 10-25, 17-25)

How It Happened

• Muskingum recorded a team total 30 kills, 54 digs and seven blocks.

At The Net

• The Muskie attack was led by Hunt with a team-high eight kills.
• Brandewie recorded five kills and one block.
• The Fighting Scots were led by Ksenia Klue with a game-high 10 kills.

Assisting the Attack

• Cory guided the attack with 16 assists.
• The Scots were led by Taylor Mathews with a game-high 28 assists.

Defending the Court

• Nestoff led the way in the back court recording a team-high 16 digs.
• Prince recorded 13 digs.
• Gabrielle Basinski of Wooster racked up 17 digs.

Game 3 - Muskingum 3, Franciscan 0

How It Happened

• Muskingum recorded a team total 35 kills, 25 digs and 18 blocks.

At the Net

• Brandewie led the attack with a team-high nine kills.
• Hunt chipped in eight kills.
• Nestoff, junior Mackenzie O'Shea and sophomore Miranda Plumly all had five kills each.

Assisting the Attack

• Cory aided in the attack with a team-high 19 assists.
• Brown added 12 assists.

Defending the Court

• Prince defended the back line, racking up a team-high 11 digs.
• Nestoff finished the contest with seven digs.

Game 4 - Muskingum 3, Allegheny 1 (25-16, 11-25, 25-21, 25-19)

How It Happened

• Muskingum recorded a team total 46 kills, 42 assists and 35 digs.

At the Net

• Brandewie led the attack with 11 kills.
• Nestoff also found success at the net as she recorded nine kills. 
• O'Shea recorded eight kills.

Assisting the Attack

• Cory recorded 22 assists.
• Brown dished out 16 assists.

Defending the Court

• Prince led the team with 10 digs.
• Nestoff digged up eight kills for the Muskies.

Up Next

• Muskingum returns home Thursday, September 8 for their season opener aganist Ohio Christian. Game time is slated for 7:00 p.m. in the Anne C. Steele Center.