15th-ranked Volleyball conquers the Capital Crusaders

The 15th-ranked Muskingum volleyball team conquered the Capital Crusaders on Tuesday, 3-0 (25-17, 25-6, 25-13).

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (22-2, 5-1 OAC), Capital (8-18, 0-6 OAC)
• Location: New Concord, Ohio - Anne C. Steele Center
  
• Attendance: 300
• Time: 59 Minutes

Notables

• The Muskies are off to their best start since the 1999 campaign when they advanced to both the OAC and NCAA Tournaments. 
• Muskingum is currently ranked 15th. This marks Muskingum's highest national ranking since 2000.
• This marked the Muskies 16th straight-set victory of the 2019 season.
• The victory was the ninth straight triumph for the Muskies.

How It Happened

• The Muskies locked in set one (25-17), two (25-6), and three (25-13).
• Junior Maddie McGee guided the Muskies with a team-high nine kills.
• Junior Brooke Fatheree chipped in seven kills, while junior Jada Briggs dished out six.
• Junior Erin Dickson led the Muskies with game-best 22 assists.
• Junior Jessica Cottle anchored the Muskie backline with a team-high 14 digs.
• Fatheree logged 11 digs.
• Freshman Emma Dunham, junior Kaitlin Noble, Briggs, and Dickson secured two blocks each.
• Cottle and Dunham also notched three service aces each.

Inside The Sets

• In set one, the Muskies and Crusaders traded points with neither team gaining more than a four-point lead early on. Muskingum tallied four straight points to secure a dominating 13-7 lead. The Muskies capitalized on Crusader errors to widen the gap to 19-12. Capital answered back with a 5-1 run to get within three points of the Muskies (20-17). Muskingum logged five unanswered points to lock in the 25-17 triumph.
• In set two, the Muskies registered back-to-back points to slide past the Crusaders with a score of 8-2. Muskingum secured a ferocious 13-0 run to expand the lead to 21-3. The Muskies tallied three consecutive points en route to the dominant 25-6 victory.
• In set three, the Muskies and Crusaders battled head to head until Muskingum retaliated with a six-point run to grab the lead with a score of 13-7. The Muskies continued to expand the differential, and a kill by freshman Alexis Hall secured the straight-set victory for the Muskies.

Up Next

• Muskingum next hosts Otterbein on Saturday, October 26, for Senior Day. The start time is slated for 1:00 p.m. The Muskies will honor senior defensive specialist Allison Cramer before the start of the game.