The Ursuline College volleyball team split a pair of matches on the road at the Tony Banner Memorial Classic hosted by Clarion University on Friday afternoon.
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The Arrows fell to the host Eagles in straight-sets in the opening match of the morning before bouncing back to win in straight-sets over Concord University in the evening contest.
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In the second match against Concord, the Arrows responded by building an early 7-2 lead before Concord tied the set up at 9-9 a piece. Ursuline then would score eight of the next 10 points to build a 17-11 advantage before winning the set 25-20.
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Ursuline's offense continued its strong performance in the second set by winning 25-19 and sealed the match after holding off a late charge from Concord by winning the third set 25-23.
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The Arrows had a season-best 50 kills and hit .242 as a team in the victory. Junior
Vikki Henderson had a match-high 14 kills and hit a season-high .357. She committed just four errors in 28 attempts. She also added seven digs.
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Sophomore
Hannah Hottinger was equally as strong as she finished with 12 kills and hit .364. She committed just four errors in 22 attempts and added two blocks.
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Freshman
Jami Turay had seven kills while fellow freshman
Nora Clink and junior Angie Zamora each had six kills in a balanced attack from the Arrows.
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Junior Kassidy Still well produced a match-high 19 digs while senior
Katelyn Selleny had 43 assists.
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The Arrows will play two more matches on Saturday beginning with a tough-test against #16 ranked Gannon University at 11:30am. Gannon advanced to the NCAA Division II Final Four in 2017 and is 6-1 on the season. The Arrows wil conclude play with a 2:00pm match against Millersville University.
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