Lakers Drop CCAC Conference Match to Judson in Women's Volleyball

CHICAGO – The Roosevelt University women's volleyball team dropped a CCAC Conference match, losing to Judson University in four sets on Tuesday, September 7 at the Goodman Center.  With the loss, the Lakers are now 2-8 overall and 0-2 in conference play.

The Lakers fell behind 8-0 to open the first set and were unable to recover, losing 25-11 to trail 1-0 in the match.  However, RU fought back in the second set to win a tight stanza 25-23 and even the match at 1-1.

The third set was another tight one with the two teams tied at 19-19 late in the set, but Judson took over and scored six straight points to win 25-19 and take a 2-1 lead.  The Eagles continued that momentum into the fourth set, jumping out to a 9-3 lead and extending that lead to 24-12.  However, the Lakers did not give up, breaking match point on seven occasions to close to within 24-19, but Judson closed out the set 25-19 and take the match as well.

MATCH DETAILS

Score:   Judson                  25           23           25           25
                Roosevelt            11           25           19           19

Records: Roosevelt 2-8, 0-2 CCAC // Judson 9-1, 2-0 CCAC

Location: Goodman Center | Chicago, Ill.

KEY STATS

• Viktoria Marysheva posted 9 kills & 9 digs
• Kaila Beckwith tallied 6 kills
• Jessa Henry had 25 assists & 3 service aces
• Grace Morrill registered 13 digs
• Kara Sleeper had 4 kills, 1 solo block, & 5 block assists

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers are now 8-10 in the all-time series versus the Eagles
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings
• Earlier in the day, Jessa Henry was named CCAC Setter of the Week & Grace Morrill was named CCAC Defensive Player of the Week

NEXT UP

The Lakers continue CCAC Conference action on Thursday, September 9 when they host the University of St. Francis.  Match time is set for 7pm at the Goodman Center.