Hillsdale, MI--The Ursuline College volleyball team opened its Michigan road trip Friday with a 3-0 Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) loss to Hillsdale.
The Arrows (2-22, 0-11 G-MAC) dropped the match by set scores of 11-25, 21-25, and 14-25.
The opening set remained competitive early before the Chargers put together a 7-0 run to take control. Hillsdale followed with six consecutive points to build an 18-6 advantage and maintained its lead to close out the set, 25-11.
The second set featured a back-and-forth battle, with both teams putting together short scoring runs. Holding a narrow 18-17 lead, Hillsdale closed the set with a 7-4 run to earn a 25-21 win and take a 2-0 match advantage.
Hillsdale carried its momentum into the third set, opening with a 7-1 run. The teams traded points throughout the middle portion before the Chargers used a 6-1 run and a late 6-3 spurt to secure a 25-14 set victory and complete the sweep.
Hillsdale finished with a 41-24 advantage in kills, while Ursuline recorded 19 attack errors to the Chargers' 13.
Hillsdale also led in service aces (6-2), blocks (10-3), assists (39-23) and digs (49-39).
Ellie Zoeckler paced the Arrows offensively with 10 kills, while Annie Quinlan dished out 15 assists to lead the offense.
Defensively, Ariella Keys and Quinlan each recorded two block assists.
Mya Jackson led Ursuline with 10 digs, followed by Alivia Martin with nine and Quinlan with eight.
Up next: Ursuline continues its G-MAC schedule Saturday with a 5 p.m. matchup against Northwood in Midland, MI.
