Marshall University Athletics
Saturday, August 31
Bloomington, Ind.
3:00 PM
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Photo by: Adam Gue
Volleyball Loses Final Match at Indiana Invitational in Four Sets
8/31/2019 6:41:00 PM | Volleyball
Herd returns to the court Sept. 6-7 at Georgetown Invitational
Box Score (PDF)
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Marshall volleyball team fought but in the end fell to the Santa Clara Broncos (20-25, 20-25, 25-22, 15-25) on the final day of the Indiana Invitational, Saturday afternoon.
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The Thundering Herd is now 1-2 to start the 2019 season and the Broncos improve to 3-0.
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"Overall we're satisfied with the things we wanted to execute on this weekend," coach Ari Aganus said. "We had players step up between yesterday and today. We also have a lot of takeaways to be able to grow from the rest of the season and as we shift our focus to next week when we travel to Georgetown."
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Redshirt junior Ciara Debell recorded double-digit kills for the third-straight match leading the Herd with 13. Senior Ivana Trencheva tallied 11 kills and finished with a hitting percentage of .529. Sophomore Joelle Coulter had seven kills in her first action of the season. Junior Destiny Leon had six kills and was 4-of-4 in the first set. Sophomore Gabrielle Coulter recorded 18 assists in the match while junior Sydney Lostumo had 16 assists.
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On the defensive side, senior Amber Weber had a season-high 19 digs while J. Coulter finished with 10. Marshall also ended the day with 10 total blocks. Leon was solid in the middle with six.
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The Herd trailed throughout the first set and tied the score twice, and pulled within one, at 17-16. It wasn't enough as Santa Clara pulled away at the end for the 25-20 win.
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The second set was a back-and-forth battle that featured two lead changes and eight ties. Marshall scored 3-straight to tie the set at 18-18 and then came back to get within one point at 21-20. The Broncos scored the final four points to take the 2-0 lead.
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The Herd put it all out on the floor in the third set and jumped out to a 3-1 lead. Throughout the rest of the third frame the score was tied 10 times and there were seven lead changes. Marshall continued to fight through as a solo block from sophomore Isa Dostal brought it to set-point, and the Debell recorded a kill to finish the period. Marshall took its first set, and trailed 2-1.
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The Broncos led from start to finish, except for the score being tied once at 2-2, in the fourth set to grab the match. Marshall's last point of the day came on a kill by J. Coulter.
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The Herd continues its 2019 journey on the road at the Georgetown Invitational, Sept. 6-7. Marshall will take on Georgetown Sept. 6 at 5 p.m., then Stony Brook Sept. 7 at 11 a.m., then end the weekend against Northern Kentucky on Sept. 7 at 5 p.m.
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For all the latest information about Marshall volleyball, follow @HerdVolleyball on Twitter and Marshall University Volleyball on Facebook.
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To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!​
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Marshall volleyball team fought but in the end fell to the Santa Clara Broncos (20-25, 20-25, 25-22, 15-25) on the final day of the Indiana Invitational, Saturday afternoon.
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The Thundering Herd is now 1-2 to start the 2019 season and the Broncos improve to 3-0.
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"Overall we're satisfied with the things we wanted to execute on this weekend," coach Ari Aganus said. "We had players step up between yesterday and today. We also have a lot of takeaways to be able to grow from the rest of the season and as we shift our focus to next week when we travel to Georgetown."
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Redshirt junior Ciara Debell recorded double-digit kills for the third-straight match leading the Herd with 13. Senior Ivana Trencheva tallied 11 kills and finished with a hitting percentage of .529. Sophomore Joelle Coulter had seven kills in her first action of the season. Junior Destiny Leon had six kills and was 4-of-4 in the first set. Sophomore Gabrielle Coulter recorded 18 assists in the match while junior Sydney Lostumo had 16 assists.
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On the defensive side, senior Amber Weber had a season-high 19 digs while J. Coulter finished with 10. Marshall also ended the day with 10 total blocks. Leon was solid in the middle with six.
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The Herd trailed throughout the first set and tied the score twice, and pulled within one, at 17-16. It wasn't enough as Santa Clara pulled away at the end for the 25-20 win.
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The second set was a back-and-forth battle that featured two lead changes and eight ties. Marshall scored 3-straight to tie the set at 18-18 and then came back to get within one point at 21-20. The Broncos scored the final four points to take the 2-0 lead.
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The Herd put it all out on the floor in the third set and jumped out to a 3-1 lead. Throughout the rest of the third frame the score was tied 10 times and there were seven lead changes. Marshall continued to fight through as a solo block from sophomore Isa Dostal brought it to set-point, and the Debell recorded a kill to finish the period. Marshall took its first set, and trailed 2-1.
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The Broncos led from start to finish, except for the score being tied once at 2-2, in the fourth set to grab the match. Marshall's last point of the day came on a kill by J. Coulter.
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The Herd continues its 2019 journey on the road at the Georgetown Invitational, Sept. 6-7. Marshall will take on Georgetown Sept. 6 at 5 p.m., then Stony Brook Sept. 7 at 11 a.m., then end the weekend against Northern Kentucky on Sept. 7 at 5 p.m.
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For all the latest information about Marshall volleyball, follow @HerdVolleyball on Twitter and Marshall University Volleyball on Facebook.
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To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!​
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Team Stats
Marsh
SCU
Kills
46
56
Errors
18
14
Attempts
126
135
Hitting %
.222
.311
Points
60
78.5
Assists
45
52
Aces
4
10
Blocks
10
12.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
13
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
6
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