Marshall University Athletics
Marshall University
Western Kentucky
Volleyball Falls To Western Kentucky, 3-0
9/6/2008 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Sept. 6, 2008
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall University's Elizabeth Herman (Dunwoody, Ga.) and Megan Carlson (Andover, Minn.) notched eight kills apiece, but Western Kentucky's Megan Argabright blasted 10 to help lift the Hilltoppers to a 3-0 (17-25, 23-25, 13-25) sweep of the Thundering Herd in Saturday night's volleyball match.
With the loss, Marshall falls to 4-2 overall, while Western Kentucky remains unbeaten at 6-0 on the season.
"I think this team better learn how to play well under pressure or every time we play a top level team like Cincinnati and Western Kentucky, the pressure is going to keep crumbling us," head coach Mitch Jacobs said following the match. "To be a young team is one thing to say, but it is not an excuse because we are capable of playing tough."
Leading the match 2-0, Western Kentucky built a 19-10 lead and used 7-3 run to keep the set and the match out of reach for the Herd.
Western Kentucky built a 21-10 lead in the first frame before Marshall swarmed back, scoring eight of the next 12 points, on the strength of two kills by Emily Sullivan (Cincinnati, Ohio), but it was not enough, as the Hilltoppers held on for a 25-17 victory and a one-set advantage.
Tied 20-20 in the second stanza, Western Kentucky took a two-point lead on a kill by Argabright and Julia Noe, before Carlson and Herman answered with kills of their own to knot the set a 22-22. A Marshall attacking error and an Emily Teegarden kill extended the Hilltopper lead to 24-22, before Jalicia Ross brought the Herd to within one with a monster kill before Noe delivered a kill to seal the 2-0 advantage.
Elizabeth Fleming (South Bend, Ind.) finished with a match-high 27 assists and added four kills and seven digs, while Ross notched a pair of kills, two assisted blocks and a solo block. Taylor Tanner (Union, Ky.) led the team with nine digs en route to joining Herman on the all-tournament squad.
Noe was recognized as the tournament MVP and finished with 26 assists, nine kills and eight digs. Argabright tallied a match-best 10 kills, while Teegarden chipped in seven to join Noe on the all-tournament team.
All-Tournament Team
WKU - Julia Noe (MVP)
WKU - Megan Argabright
WKU - Emily Teegarden
Marshall - Taylor Tanner
Marshall - Elizabeth Herman
Virginia Tech - Felicia Willoughby
ETSU - Dani Howe
