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Friday, October 7
Troy, Ala.
7:00 PM ET/6:00 PM CT
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Troy Defeats Herd Volleyball on Friday
10/7/2022 9:27:00 PM | Volleyball
Montague had eight kills and three blocks
Box Score
TROY, Ala. – The Marshall University volleyball team (7-11, 1-5 Sun Belt) fell to the Troy Trojans (10-8, 4-2 Sun Belt) in three sets (25-17, 25-23, 25-18) on Friday night in Troy, Alabama.
Senior Lydia Montague had eight kills and three blocks with sophomore Brynn Brown collecting 17 assists and fifth-year senior Kaitlyn Gehler recording 15 digs.
The Herd took a 4-3 lead in the opening set after a kill by graduate student Macy McElhaney. However, Troy took the lead two points later and would go on to take the set 25-17.
Marshall led 6-3 early in the second set. The Trojans answered with a 7-0 rally to take a 10-6 lead. MU chipped away at the Troy lead as a kill by senior Essence Clerkley pulled the visitors within one, 24-23, late in the frame. The Trojans captured the set on the next point, 25-23.
Troy took the advantage early in the third frame and never looked back as it went wire-to-wire with the lead to take the set, 25-18, and match.
UP NEXT
Marshall returns to the Cam Henderson Center on Friday when it plays host to Georgia Southern at 6 p.m.
For all the latest information about Marshall volleyball, follow @HerdVolleyball on Twitter and Marshall University Volleyball on Facebook.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
TROY, Ala. – The Marshall University volleyball team (7-11, 1-5 Sun Belt) fell to the Troy Trojans (10-8, 4-2 Sun Belt) in three sets (25-17, 25-23, 25-18) on Friday night in Troy, Alabama.
Senior Lydia Montague had eight kills and three blocks with sophomore Brynn Brown collecting 17 assists and fifth-year senior Kaitlyn Gehler recording 15 digs.
The Herd took a 4-3 lead in the opening set after a kill by graduate student Macy McElhaney. However, Troy took the lead two points later and would go on to take the set 25-17.
Marshall led 6-3 early in the second set. The Trojans answered with a 7-0 rally to take a 10-6 lead. MU chipped away at the Troy lead as a kill by senior Essence Clerkley pulled the visitors within one, 24-23, late in the frame. The Trojans captured the set on the next point, 25-23.
Troy took the advantage early in the third frame and never looked back as it went wire-to-wire with the lead to take the set, 25-18, and match.
UP NEXT
Marshall returns to the Cam Henderson Center on Friday when it plays host to Georgia Southern at 6 p.m.
For all the latest information about Marshall volleyball, follow @HerdVolleyball on Twitter and Marshall University Volleyball on Facebook.
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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