Women's Volleyball Loses CCAC Conference Match to Calumet St. Joseph in Four Sets

WHITING, Ind. – The Roosevelt University women's volleyball team lost a CCAC Conference match to Calumet College of St. Joseph (Ind.) in four sets on Monday, October 18 at the Rittenmeyer Center in Whiting, Ind.  The loss keeps the Lakers winless in the CCAC at 0-11 and drops their overall record to 3-19 on the year.

The Lakers fell behind 4-1 to begin the opening set and trailed 11-5 later in the stanza.  However, RU stormed back with the next five points to pull to within 11-10 and tied the set up at 14-14.  The Crimson Wave then pulled ahead again to take a 22-18 lead, but the Lakers came back once again, this time scoring six straight points to lead 24-22 behind two Mandy Stahulak service aces.  Unfortunately, CCSJ fought through two set points and scored four straight points to steal the set late at 26-24.

In the second set, the Lakers broke an 8-8 tie to take the lead for good, cruising to a 25-18 win to tie the match up at 1-1.

The third set belonged to the Crimson Wave, as they raced out to a big 21-9 advantage and never looked back, winning 25-13 to take a 2-1 match lead.

The Lakers started the fourth set off well, jumping out to a 6-3 lead, but CCSJ came right back to take a 7-6 lead.  The two teams traded leads throughout the set and things were even at 20-20 late.  The Crimson Wave scored the next three points, but the Lakers then scored three straight points of their own to tie it at 23-23.  However, a kill by CCSJ and an error by RU gave the Crimson Wave the set and the match.

MATCH DETAILS

Score:   Roosevelt                            24           25           13           23
                Calumet St. Joseph          26           18           25           25

Records: Roosevelt 3-19, 0-11 (CCAC) // Calumet St. Joseph 6-20, 1-10 (CCAC)

Location: The Rittenmeyer Center | Whiting, Ind.

KEY STATS

• Logan Cofield & Kara Sleeper both had 9 kills
• Viktoria Marysheva tallied 7 kills & 8 digs
• Grace Morrill registered 23 digs defensively
• Jessa Henry dished out 25 assists along with 8 digs & 6 kills

NEWS & NOTES

• Both teams came into the match looking for their first CCAC Conference win of the year
• The Lakers now hold a 10-2 record versus the Crimson Wave in the all-time series
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers have a quick turnaround as they host Trinity Christian College on Tuesday, October 19 in a CCAC Conference match.  Start time is scheduled for 7pm at the Goodman Center in Chicago, Ill.