CANTON, Ohio -- One day after its comeback attempt fell short at Walsh, the Ohio Dominican volleyball team was able to rally for a five-set win at Malone Saturday afternoon. 

The Panthers dropped the opening set, 25-19, before tying the match with a 25-12 decision in the second game. After falling behind in the match, 2-1, ODU won the fourth and fifth sets, 25-21 and 15-11, respectively, to earn the hard-fought road victory.  

BOX SCORE NOTES 

• Recording a career-high 56 assists in the win was junior Carleigh Deitsch (St. Henry, Ohio). Deitsch also pitched in five kills and eight digs. 

• Junior Emilee Fecht (Hilliard, Ohio) posted a double-double, finishing with a team-high 18 kills and a career-high 10 digs. Fecht also led ODU with five blocks. 

• Joining Fecht with double-digit kills were Amanda Remmetter (Springfield, Ohio), Kamryn Maxwell (Norwalk, Ohio) and Olivia Kirksey (Reynoldsburg, Ohio). All three Panthers added at least two blocks as well. 

• Remmetter and Kelsey Shoup combined for seven of ODU's nine service aces. Shoup led the Panthers with four aces, as well as 27 digs.  

• ODU enjoyed a 10-5 edge in total team blocks, and outhit Malone .211 to .161. 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Malone scored the first four points of the match, but ODU rallied to tie the set at 11-11 after a Shoup service ace. The Pioneers though, scored the next three points and never trailed in the set to win 25-19. 

• ODU hit .353 as a team in the second set en route to a 25-12 victory. Fecht led the offense with four kills in Game No. 2. 

• ODU and Malone were tied 12 times in a back-and-forth third game, one which saw the Panthers lead 23-20 late. The Pioneers though scored the final five points of the set, taking advantage of a pair of attacking errors by the Black & Gold. 

• Needing to win the fourth set to keep the match alive, ODU received six kills from Maxwell, who hit .417 in the game, to power through to a 25-21 win. 

• A first-to-15-point fifth set was deadlocked at 6-all. Ohio Dominican then rattled off four consecutive points, a run capped by a Fecht kill. The Panthers went on to claim a 15-11 set decision to complete the comeback and win the match. 

UP NEXT 

• The Panthers conclude a four-match road trip with games at Findlay and Hillsdale next Friday and Saturday, Oct. 8 and 9. 

Contact: Tyler Jester 

jestert@ohiodominican.edu