Women's Volleyball Wins Second Straight Match With Four Set Victory Over Moody Bible
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Moody Bible (6-5) | 13 | 8 | 25 | 14 | 1 |
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Roosevelt (2-12) | 25 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 3 |
CHICAGO – The Roosevelt University women's volleyball team won its second straight match, defeating Moody Bible Institute in four sets in a non-conference match on Thursday, September 22 at the Goodman Center. The victory raised the Lakers' overall record to 2-13 on the year.
The two teams were close in scoring early in the first set with RU leading 8-7, but the Lakers scored the next four points to begin to pull away and take control of the set, winning 25-13 to take a 1-0 match lead.
The Lakers were even more dominant in the second set, jumping out to a 9-3 advantage to begin the stanza behind four service aces. RU kept up the momentum, pushing its lead to 15-5 and went on to win the set 25-8 to lead the match 2-0.
Roosevelt took a quick 4-1 lead in the third set, but the Archers fought to stay in the match and tied the set up at 12-12. The Lakers looked to take control once again like in the previous two sets, building a 20-17 advantage, but Moody Bible had other ideas, scoring five of the last seven points to win 25-22 and stay alive in the match.
The fourth set saw the Lakers score the first 11 points with the Archers cutting that margin down to six points at 19-13. However, RU closed out the set to win 25-14 and take the match in four sets.
KEY STATS
- Jessa Henry posted 14 kills, nine assists, & five digs
- Viktoria Marysheva had eight kills, eight digs, & three blocks
- Zoe Hutchinson dished out 21 assists to go with seven digs
- Vaiva Blistrabas tallied 11 digs defensively
- Logan Cofield had eight kills
- Brooke Williams posted five kills & five blocks
NEWS & NOTES
- Jessa Henry has posted double digits in kills in three straight matches
- The Lakers have now won their last two matches
- RU is now 5-0 versus Moody Bible in the all-time series
NEXT UP
The Lakers return to CCAC Conference action on Tuesday, September 27 when they host Calumet College of St. Joseph (Ind.). Match time is scheduled for 7pm at the Goodman Center.