Volleyball 11/5/2022 12:00:00 AM

Smith And Maxwell Honored Before Sweep Against KWC

Box Score

COLUMBUS, Ohio – To close out the 2022 season, the Ohio Dominican volleyball team hosted Ky. Wesleyan for their senior day on Saturday evening. The Black and Gold swept the Purple Panthers, 3-0.

Box Score Notes

Senior Madison Smith (Elyria, Ohio) collected her second double-double of the season with 10 kills and a team high 20 digs. Fellow senior Kamryn Maxwell (Norwalk, Ohio) added 10 kills and six digs.
Olivia Kirksey (Reynoldsburg, Ohio) notched another double-figure kill game with 17. Kirksey registered 11 digs on top of that.
In the Panther backline, libero Alexis Keipert (Burlington, Ky.) grabbed 18 digs.
Setters Gabrielle Kirker (Tallmadge, Ohio) and Saige Avery (Yorkville, Ill.) combined for 39 assists. Kirker snagged 23 with Avery collecting 16.

How It Happened

ODU fell behind early in set one 6-3.
After a block from Smith and Arica Thies (Fairfield, Ohio), the Black and Gold tied it up 8-all.
An ace from Kelsey Shoup (Dalton, Ohio) gave the Panthers the lead 12-10.
A kill from Kirksey extended the lead to 22-18.
KWC tied the match at 24-all, but kills from Smith and Kirksey gave Ohio Dominican the win, 26-24.
The Purple Panthers jumped to a 9-3 lead to open the second set.
The Black and Gold went on a 12-to-four run to come from behind and tie the match at 23-all.
ODU grabbed the last three-points and won set two 26-24, leading 2-0 in sets.
With back-to-back services aces, Ky. Wesleyan took the lead 8-3 in set three.
Ohio Dominican responded with a seven-to-two swing, taki8ng the lead 15-12.
The Panthers led the rest of the way, closing the third set 25-19 with consecutive kills from Smith and Maxwell. ODU won the match 3-0.