Volleyball 10/28/2022 12:00:00 AM

Four Panthers Record Double-Figure Kills In 3-1 Win Over Tiffin

Box Score

COLUMBUS, Ohio – In a must win Friday night match, the Ohio Dominican volleyball team came out victorious over the Dragons of Tiffin in four sets. Coach Amy Bambenek collected her 200^th career-win as a result of tonight's contest.

Box Score Notes

The Black and Gold out-hit the Dragons 0.333 to 0.023 in the third set.
Three Panthers notched 12 kills, including senior Madison Smith (Elyria, Ohio), Olivia Kirksey (Reynoldsburg, Ohio), and Ashley Aselage (Tipp City, Ohio).
Freshman Jenna Peters (Vermilion, Ohio) followed with 11 kills.
Libero Kelsey Shoup (Dalton, Ohio) collected a career-high of 35 digs in the match, tallying the second highest digs in a match since 2015.
Smith added 14 digs with Alexis Keipert (Burlington, Ky.) snagging 12.
Setter Gabrielle Kirker (Tallmadge, Ohio) grabbed 31 assists, 11 digs, and three service aces. Fellow setter Saige Avery (Yorkville, Ill.) registered 22 assists and eight digs

How It Happened

ODU fell behind 5-1 in the first set, but responded with a four-point run off a service ace from Grace Zinchuk (Schaumburg, Ill.) to tie it up 5-all.
The Dragons regained the lead 15-12.
A block from Aselage and Zinchuk gave the Black and Gold a 22-21 lead.
Set one went back-and-forth with a kill from Kirksey pushing it to extra points, 25-all.
A kill from Zinchuk closed set one with the Panthers' on top, 31-29.
Similar to set one, Ohio Dominican trailed 7-3 early in the second set.
The Black and Gold took the lead after a five-point swing, 10-8.
The Dragons won nine of the last 14 points to take set two, 25-22, tying it 1-1 in sets.
In the third set, ODU jumped out to a quick 10-4 lead.
The Panthers grew their lead to 22-8 after an 11 to 2 run.
Ohio Dominican grabbed set three 25-12 after a kill from Peters, putting ODU back in the lead 2 sets to 1.
Set four opened with a back-and-forth run, tied at 7-all.
The Black and Gold established the lead with a six-point run, making it 17-11.
After a few ODU errors, the Dragons brought it within one, 22-21.
A kills from Smith and Kirksey gave the Panthers' the edge, winning the set 25-23 and the match, 3-1.