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Jessie Connell
0
Western Illinois WIU 3-6
3
Winner Wright State WSU 7-1
Western Illinois WIU
3-6
0
Final
3
Wright State WSU
7-1
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Western Illinois WIU 14 16 21 (0)
Wright State WSU 25 25 25 (3)
0
Western Illinois WIU 3-7
3
Winner Indiana State INS 1-8
Western Illinois WIU
3-7
0
Final
3
Indiana State INS
1-8
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Western Illinois WIU 21 14 17 (0)
Indiana State INS 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Serving Efforts and Middle Outlet Hitters Not Enough

Leathernecks fall in games 9 &10

DAYTON,OHIO - Western Illinois volleyball finalized their performance at the Wright State Invitational this weekend with two games on Saturday (Sep. 14) against Wright State (24-14, 25-16, 25-21) and Indiana State (25-21, 25-14, 25-17).
 
Game 9
 
The first game of the day was highlighted by the Leatherneck aggressive serving efforts with a total of five aces for the Leathernecks. With this addition the Leathernecks have 53 aces on the season and lead the Summit League in this category.
 
Freshman setter Jessie Connell put on a serving performance of her own as she finished the match with three service aces. This places Connell at second in the Summit League for total aces with 17 thus far this season.
 
Leathernecks took a 3-0 lead in the start of the first assisted by a Connell ace. The Raiders answered back and eventually took the lead with a few service aces of their own and a run to take the first.
 
The last two sets WIU was able to hang in with the Raiders but Wright State was able to go on a run in the middle of the set to take the set and eventually the match.
 
Game 10
 
Mackenzie Steckler and Elle Shult took the reins early in the first set for the Leathernecks. The middles continued to be the most efficient outlet throughout the match with Steckler leading the team with eight kills followed by Shult with five.
 
The Leathernecks took the first lead in of the game with the greatest point differential at 17-11. At this point in the set the Sycamores started to fire back closing in on the WIU lead and eventually tying the game at 21-21 and continued the run to 25.
 
With the Sycamore momentum Indiana State took an early lead. Aubrey Putman and Mariah. Mitchell chipped away at this lead in the middle of the game, but the Leathernecks ultimately fell in the second.
 
Down two going into the third, WIU with three kills from Putman hung with the Sycamores until 11-7 when the Sycamores took off on another. Scoring run that the Leathernecks could not combat.
 
Putman was named to the Wright State Invitational All-Tournament Team after a weekend where she had 20 kills and 25 digs highlighted by a high of nine kills versus Toledo and 13 digs versus Wright State.

The Leathernecks will be on the road again for their final preseason tournament to take at Tennessee Tech to take on Tennessee Tech, Southern Illinois, and Middle Tennessee State on Friday (Sep. 20)  and Saturday (Sep. 21).
 
 
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