CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- Powered by the explosive offensive duo of Emilee Fecht (Hilliard, Ohio) and Olivia Kirksey (Reynoldsburg, Ohio), the Ohio Dominican volleyball finished the Charleston Golden Eagle Invitational with four-set wins over IUP and Winston-Salem on Saturday, Sept. 11. 

The Panthers improved to 6-2 this fall and 2-0 against IUP with a 26-24, 25-19, 19-15, 25-21 victory. Ohio Dominican concluded the invitational with their fourth win, a 25-13, 20-25, 25-13, 25-13 triumph over WSSU.  

BOX SCORE NOTES 

• Fecht and Kirksey combined for 75.5 of ODU's 131 total points Saturday, over 57 percent of the team's offense.  

• Kirksey paced the Panthers with 38 kills on the day, including a career-high 23 against IUP. The sophomore hit .526 in the opener before adding 15 kills and two blocks versus WSSU.  

• Fecht joined Kirksey as Panthers with 20-plus points against IUP, registering 18 kills (.387 hit percentage) and three blocks.  

• Junior Carleigh Deitsch (St. Henry, Ohio) averaged nine assists per set, totaling 72 over eight sets. Deitsch added 23 digs and two service aces.  

• The back row was led by sophomore Kelsey Shoup (Dalton, Ohio) with 31 digs. Shoup posted 21 digs, seven per set, in the win over WSSU. 

• The Panthers had 16 service aces Saturday, led by Amanda Remmetter (Springfield, Ohio) with four. Remmetter posted 17 kills on the day as well.  

HOW IT HAPPENED (IUP) 

• An entertaining first two sets saw ODU and IUP combine for 19 ties and eight lead changes. The Panthers though, won both sets with 5-1 and 6-1 set-ending scoring runs, respectively.  

• The Crimson Hawks hit over .300 in the third set and used a 10-3 spurt to eventually go on and win the game, 25-19.  

• Ohio Dominican led for most of the third set after doubling up IUP, 8-4, early on.  

• The fourth and final set was won by ODU on a kill by Remmetter. 

HOW IT HAPPENED (WSSU) 

• Despite conceding the opening point of the match, ODU raced out to a 9-3 lead against Winston-Salem, taking advantage of several miscues by the Rams.  

• Ohio Dominican led by as many as 14 points in the opening game, cruising to a 25-13 decision.  

• WSSU used a late-set scoring run to secure the second set, 25-20, tying the match at one-set apiece.  

• The Panthers hit over .400 as a team in the third set.  

• After giving up the first three points of Game Three, ODU registered 11 of the next 14 points to take the lead for the rest of the set. 

• Ohio Dominican's last deficit in the match was 6-5 in the third set. The Panthers never trailed in the fourth game, enjoying a 25-13 victory.  

UP NEXT 

• The Panthers are slated for their first three home matches of the season next weekend, including Great Midwest Athletic Conference contests against Trevecca Nazarene and Ky. Wesleyan. 

• The busy home weekend begins at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 17. 

Contact: Tyler Jester 

jestert@ohiodominican.edu