Lakers Can't Keep Pace with Olivet Nazarene in CCAC Conference Women's Volleyball Match

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – The Roosevelt University women's volleyball team continued with CCAC Conference competition on Saturday, September 11, losing to Olivet Nazarene University on the road in straights sets.  The Lakers are now 0-4 in the CCAC and 2-10 overall this season.

The Lakers fell behind 4-0 to begin the first set and closed to within 6-4 before the Tigers once again extended their lead six points.  However, RU cut the deficit to a single point at 15-14, but ONU scored 10 of the last 12 points to win 25-16 to take a 1-0 match lead.

The second set saw the Tigers jump out an early lead once again, but then the Lakers went on a run to go ahead at 7-4.  The Tigers came back to score six straight points to lead 10-7 and controlled the set the rest of the way, winning 25-17 to lead the contest 2-0.

In the third set, the Lakers trailed 3-2 early on before the Tigers opened up a 10-point lead at 20-10.  RU scored seven of the set's last 12 points, but it was too little, too late as ONU won the set 25-17 to sweep the match in straight sets.

MATCH DETAILS

Score:   Roosevelt                            16           17           17
                Olivet Nazarene                 25           25           25

Records: Roosevelt 2-10, 0-4 (CCAC) // Olivet Nazarene 5-3, 3-1 (CCAC)

Location: McHie Arena | Bourbonnais, Ill.

KEY STATS

• Viktoria Marysheva led the team with 8 kills & also had 8 digs
• Kara Sleeper added 6 kills
• Grace Morrill tallied 10 digs defensively
• Jessa Henry dished out 22 assists

NEWS & NOTES

• Olivet Nazarene is receiving votes in the latest NAIA Top 25 Poll
• The Lakers are now 1-9 all-time versus the Tigers
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers travel to Davenport, Iowa on Tuesday, September 14 to square off against St. Ambrose University in another CCAC Conference match.  The start time is set for 7pm and fans can follow the match live here.