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Winner Oral Roberts ORU 10-10, 7-1
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Western Illinois WIU 6-17, 1-8
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10-10, 7-1
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Western Illinois WIU
6-17, 1-8
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Western Illinois WIU 16 12 11 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | WIU Athletic Communications

Volleyball Drops Match To First-Place Oral Roberts

The Leathernecks start their final road trip Oct. 27 at Omaha at 1 p.m.

MACOMB, Ill.- The Western Illinois volleyball team (6-17) fell against Summit League leader Oral Roberts (11-10), 25-16, 25-12, 25-11, on Sunday (Oct. 22) afternoon.
 
The Leathernecks started out the first set up 2-1, but early momentum hindered as Oral Roberts put together 11 straight points. The Purple and Gold responded, winning four of the next five points. Down 22-12, Western made it 24-16, but Oral Robert's CeCe Madison recorded the final kill to lift the Golden Eagles in set one.
 
Shiah Sanders recorded the first point on her first swing of the set to put the Leathernecks up 1-0.  After three Golden Eagle points, Western answered with five of the next seven points which included kills by Emma Norris and Riley Schumacher. Oral Robert's Lucija Bojanjac recorded a service error that tied up the score at eight a piece. An Emma Norris kill pulled the Leathernecks to within one at 11-10, but Oral Roberts won 14 of 16 points to finish the set.
 
Trying to force a fourth set, Western couldn't find momentum in the third set and fell 25-11. In the match, Mackenzie Steckler and Norris let the team with five kills set. Playing libero, Shalyn Greenhaw led the team with six digs. Jaime Johnson had a team high 11 assists. 
 
The Leathernecks take the court at Omaha on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. 
 
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