Box Score
FINDLAY, Ohio -- The Ohio Dominican volleyball team received double-digit kills from Kamryn Maxwell (Norwalk, Ohio) and Olivia Kirksey (Reynoldsburg, Ohio) but dropped a tight three-set match at Findlay Friday evening.
Despite losing in three sets, the Panthers were outscored by just eight points in the match, falling by a count of 25-22, 25-22 and 29-27.
With the loss, ODU falls to 11-6 overall and 5-3 in G-MAC play. The Oilers, winners in nine of their last 10 matches, improved to 11-2 overall and 7-1 in conference action.
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Maxwell paced the Panthers with 13 kills, adding three blocks defensively.
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Kirksey recorded 10 kills and four digs, while tying Emilee Fecht (Hilliard, Ohio) for the team-high in blocks with five each.
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Fecht pitched in nine kills and Amanda Remmetter (Springfield, Ohio) hit .333 en route to seven kills.
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Carleigh Deitsch (St. Henry, Ohio) logged 37 of ODU's 38 assists.
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Leading the back row was Kelsey Shoup (Dalton, Ohio) with 13 digs.
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Both sides posted three service aces, with ODU enjoying a 10-7 edge in team blocks.
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ODU led late in the opening game, 20-19, but a 3-0 run from the Oilers put UF in front 22-20. Findlay then outscored the Panthers 3-2 down the stretch to win 25-22.
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In the second set, a 6-2 scoring spurt gave the Panthers an 11-9 advantage. Findlay though, tallied five of the final six points in the set to secure Game One, 25-22.
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Kills from Remmetter and Kirksey helped engineer a 4-1 start to the third set for the Black & Gold. ODU led by as many as four points in the game but needed back-to-back blocks from Kirksey and Fecht to tie the set at 24-all.
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Following a service error by both sides, Findlay took advantage of two kills and one ODU attacking error to win 29-27.
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