Volleyball Splits Tri-Match with Top-Ranked Wittenberg and Oberlin

The Muskingum volleyball team traveled to Springfield, Ohio for a Tri-Match against the top-ranked #1 team in NCAA DIII Wittenberg University and Oberlin College on Saturday afternoon. The Muskies are now 12-2 on the season after beating Oberlin in straight sets (3-0), while falling to a hard fought battle with Wittenberg in four sets (3-1).

The Basics

• The Tri-Match was hosted by Wittenberg.
• Muskingum now stands at 12-2 overall. 
• The Muskies will host their first home contest of the season on Tuesday, September 26 against Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) opponent Otterbein University at 7:00 p.m.

Notables

• Muskingum is off to its best start since the 2008 campaign. That season the Muskies advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
• Muskingum has only surrendered eights sets all season.

Wittenberg Match

Final Score: 3-1 (23-25, 19-25, 25-21, 18-25)

• The Muskies are one of six teams that have taken the #1 ranked Tigers to four sets.
• As a team, Muskingum recorded a season-high 83 digs versus the Tigers.
• Muskingum had four service aces to Wittenberg's three.
• As a team, Wittenberg finished the contest with a .208 hitting percentage, with Muskingum hitting .142.
• The Tigers edged the Muskies in attacks, (51-to-45).
• In the first set Muskingum tied the score at 23-23, but a kill by WU's Kennedy Schmidt and an attack error by MU, gave the Tigers the first set (25-23).
• Brooke Fatheree tallied a career-high 21 digs and averaged 17.5 points-per-set against Wittenberg.
• Courtney Nestoff contributed 20 digs, while Madison Sikorski notched 14.
• Setter Erin Dickson tied a season-high 38 assists.
• Maddie Fischer led the Tigers with 18 kills, while Taylor Yontz paced the defense with 26 digs. Both lead their team in each category.
• The 2016 DIII AVCA National Freshmen of the Year and the DIII Honorable Mention All-America honoree a year ago for Wittenberg, Aubrey Cox chipped in 10 kills.

Oberlin Match

Final Score: 3-0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-19)

• The Muskies beat Oberlin by 13 points in set one and two (25-12, 25-12), and by six points in set three (25-19).
• Taylour and Brooke Fatheree each recorded eight kills to lead the offense.
• Jordan Youngs paced the defense with 16 digs, while B. Fatheree added 14.
• Madison Sikorski produced three service aces.
• Dana Thomas led the offense with nine kills, while Emily Kelkar led the defense with 18 digs for Oberlin.