Marshall University Athletics
Saturday, September 10
Huntington, W.Va.
12:30 PM
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Marshall Volleyball Drops Final Two Contests at Marshall Invite
9/10/2022 11:52:00 PM | Volleyball
Herd falls to Murray State, Kent State
Box Score vs. Murray State
Box Score vs. Kent State
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University volleyball team (4-5) fell in its final two contests of the Marshall Invite to Murray State (4-4), 3-1, (28-26, 25-18, 23-25, 25-16) and Kent State (7-2), 3-2, (12-25, 29-27, 26-24, 23-25, 15-7) on Saturday at the Cam Henderson Center.
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Murray State 3, Marshall 1
Senior Lydia Montague had nine kills on 16 attempts, with only one error, for a .500 hitting percentage to go with a team-high eight blocks.
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Graduate student Macy McElhaney had a team-high 10 kills and fifth-year senior Kaitlyn Gehler had 10 digs.
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Freshman Bella Thompson led the way with 16 assists.
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The Herd trailed 5-4 early in the first set. However, after a Macy McElhaney kill, a kill by Brown, a Racers attacking error and three straight service aces by freshman Flora Sebestyen, sent the home squad on a 6-0 rally to go up 10-5. Murray State came back in the opening set to take a 22-16 lead over the Herd. Marshall then took advantage of six Racer errors and a kill by sophomore Brynn Brown to tie the set 23-23. The two teams traded points until Murray State took the final two points to take the set 28-26.
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The second frame saw Marshall tie the score twice early on, but the Racers lead entire set after taking a 3-2 lead and took it 25-18.
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The third set saw Murray State take the first three points. However, the Herd battled back and took an 11-9 lead after senior Essence Clerkley and junior Regan Tinkle combined for a block and Tinkle spiked home a kill. Marshall did not trail the rest of the way. A Clerkley kill and a Racers error put MU up 22-17, its largest lead of the set. Clerkely sealed the set with a kill for the Herd, 25-23.
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Marshall took the first three points of the fourth set. Murray State came back to take a 10-5 lead, but a kill and service ace by Montague, a kill by Tinkle, a block from Thompson and Clerkley, and a Racer error capped a 5-0 rally for the Herd to tie the set 10-10. However, Murray State jumped out in front and eventually took the set, 25-16, and the match.
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Kent State 3, Marshall 2
Montague recorded a career-high 19 kills on 32 attacks and only three errors for a .500 hitting percentage.
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Redshirt junior Olivia Fogo had a career-high nine kills and seven blocks in the match as Clerkley also had a career-high 11 kills.
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Macy McElhaney's 19 digs in the contest were a career-high with Brown collecting a career-high 49 assists with 17 digs for a double-double.
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Marshall went wire-to-wire in a dominant 25-12 first set victory. The Herd had a .419 hitting percentage as it had 15 kills on 31 attacks and made only two attacking errors. Montague and Tinkle each had four kills as Brown had nine assists and seven digs in the opening stanza.
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The second set saw Marshall leading 15-11 halfway through the frame after a Montague service ace. The Golden Flashes chipped away at the Herd lead until it tied the set 20-20. The two sides traded points until Kent State took the set 29-27.
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The third set was all knotted up at 10 points each. Clerkley then had a kill, Macy McElhaney completed a trio of kills and a Golden Flashes error gave the Herd a 17-11 advantage on a 7-1 rally. However, Kent State came back to take the set 26-24.
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In the fourth frame, the scoreboard was tied 19-19 late in the set. Marshall took six of the final 10 points, including a big kill from freshman Bianca Giglio, to take the set 25-23 and force a fifth and final set.
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The fifth set saw the score tied four times with two lead changes, but Kent State took the final stanza 15-7.
UP NEXT
Marshall is back in action on Friday when it heads to Greenville, South Carolina, to take on Furman.
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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Box Score vs. Kent State
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University volleyball team (4-5) fell in its final two contests of the Marshall Invite to Murray State (4-4), 3-1, (28-26, 25-18, 23-25, 25-16) and Kent State (7-2), 3-2, (12-25, 29-27, 26-24, 23-25, 15-7) on Saturday at the Cam Henderson Center.
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Murray State 3, Marshall 1
Senior Lydia Montague had nine kills on 16 attempts, with only one error, for a .500 hitting percentage to go with a team-high eight blocks.
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Graduate student Macy McElhaney had a team-high 10 kills and fifth-year senior Kaitlyn Gehler had 10 digs.
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Freshman Bella Thompson led the way with 16 assists.
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The Herd trailed 5-4 early in the first set. However, after a Macy McElhaney kill, a kill by Brown, a Racers attacking error and three straight service aces by freshman Flora Sebestyen, sent the home squad on a 6-0 rally to go up 10-5. Murray State came back in the opening set to take a 22-16 lead over the Herd. Marshall then took advantage of six Racer errors and a kill by sophomore Brynn Brown to tie the set 23-23. The two teams traded points until Murray State took the final two points to take the set 28-26.
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The second frame saw Marshall tie the score twice early on, but the Racers lead entire set after taking a 3-2 lead and took it 25-18.
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The third set saw Murray State take the first three points. However, the Herd battled back and took an 11-9 lead after senior Essence Clerkley and junior Regan Tinkle combined for a block and Tinkle spiked home a kill. Marshall did not trail the rest of the way. A Clerkley kill and a Racers error put MU up 22-17, its largest lead of the set. Clerkely sealed the set with a kill for the Herd, 25-23.
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Marshall took the first three points of the fourth set. Murray State came back to take a 10-5 lead, but a kill and service ace by Montague, a kill by Tinkle, a block from Thompson and Clerkley, and a Racer error capped a 5-0 rally for the Herd to tie the set 10-10. However, Murray State jumped out in front and eventually took the set, 25-16, and the match.
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Kent State 3, Marshall 2
Montague recorded a career-high 19 kills on 32 attacks and only three errors for a .500 hitting percentage.
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Redshirt junior Olivia Fogo had a career-high nine kills and seven blocks in the match as Clerkley also had a career-high 11 kills.
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Macy McElhaney's 19 digs in the contest were a career-high with Brown collecting a career-high 49 assists with 17 digs for a double-double.
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Marshall went wire-to-wire in a dominant 25-12 first set victory. The Herd had a .419 hitting percentage as it had 15 kills on 31 attacks and made only two attacking errors. Montague and Tinkle each had four kills as Brown had nine assists and seven digs in the opening stanza.
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The second set saw Marshall leading 15-11 halfway through the frame after a Montague service ace. The Golden Flashes chipped away at the Herd lead until it tied the set 20-20. The two sides traded points until Kent State took the set 29-27.
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The third set was all knotted up at 10 points each. Clerkley then had a kill, Macy McElhaney completed a trio of kills and a Golden Flashes error gave the Herd a 17-11 advantage on a 7-1 rally. However, Kent State came back to take the set 26-24.
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In the fourth frame, the scoreboard was tied 19-19 late in the set. Marshall took six of the final 10 points, including a big kill from freshman Bianca Giglio, to take the set 25-23 and force a fifth and final set.
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The fifth set saw the score tied four times with two lead changes, but Kent State took the final stanza 15-7.
UP NEXT
Marshall is back in action on Friday when it heads to Greenville, South Carolina, to take on Furman.
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
MUR
Marsh
Kills
69
41
Errors
28
19
Attempts
160
125
Hitting %
.256
.176
Points
84
62
Assists
66
37
Aces
7
7
Blocks
8
14
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
2
Blocks
8
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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