Herd Volleyball Falls in Five-Set Battle to EKU

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Eastern Ky.	25	25	18	24	15	3
Marshall	19	22	25	26	13	2

Eastern Ky.

Marshall

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University volleyball team (4-3) dropped a tightly contested match to Eastern Kentucky, 3-2 (25-19, 25-22, 18-25, 24-26, 15-13), on Tuesday at the Cam Henderson Center.

"I felt it took a little bit long for us to get going," Herd Volleyball Head Coach Heather Stout said. "All in all, I'm proud of us getting to five here because it was not pretty. They could have easily handled us in three. That's a solid EKU team."

Beatrice Ciccarelli delivered a standout defensive effort, totaling four solo blocks and six block assists for a match-high 10 blocks to go with seven kills and two aces. Audrey Geer contributed 11 kills, 17 digs, five block assists and two aces.

Marae Reilly added 11 kills on .400 hitting and two block assists, delivering the set-winning kill in the fourth. Logan Henderson posted 11 kills at a .360 clip and Elli Barry notched nine kills and three total blocks with Emma Barnett also notching 11 kills.

After dropping the first set 25-19 and 25-22, Marshall's defense took charge, with Ciccarelli and Geer combining for key blocks. The Herd hit .294 and finished with a 6-1 run to take the set 25-18.

After trailing 18-13, Marshall battled back behind service aces from Geer and Ciccarelli, then staved off three set points. Reilly's kill sealed a 26-24 victory to force a fifth set.

Marshall jumped ahead 7-2, but Eastern Kentucky answered with a late 6-1 run to hold off The Herd's comeback with a 15-13 win in the deciding set.

The Herd finished with 13 team blocks compared to six for Eastern Kentucky, and tallied six aces.

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Players Mentioned

Emma Barnett

Elli Barry

Beatrice Ciccarelli

Audrey Geer

Logan Henderson

Marae Reilly

Team Stats

Henderson Logan

Geer Audrey

Reilly Marae

Barnett Emma

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