Rollins Drops 3-0 Match to Clarion, Bounces Back to Take Down Lake Superior State in Five
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. (August 24, 2018) – Opening up their 2018 campaign on the road at the Ferris State Invitational, the Rollins volleyball split the day to wrap up their season opener with a record of 1-1. The Tars opened up with a 3-0 (18-25, 25-27, 18-25) loss to Clarion University, but bounced back to win a thrilling five-setter (7-25, 25-17, 22-25, 25-23, 25-13) over Lake Superior State to close out the night.
Rollins opens their season with a record of 1-1 overall, while Clarion and Lake Superior State finished the day with overall marks of 1-1 and 0-2, respectively.
Against the Clarion Golden Eagles, Rollin saw a team best seven kills and 10 digs from sophomore Leslie Seda. Freshman Candace Doxey made her collegiate debut with five kills, three digs, and a team best six block-assists. Rachel Fletcher earned four kills and matched Seda in digs with 10 while adding two assists and one block. Senior Sam Schlesman matched Doxey in blocks with six, while adding three kills, followed by classmate Kerra Tirado with four blocks and two kills of her own. Freshmen Jessika Linnemeyer and Rebecca Kuehn each tallied seven digs on the day. Sarah Konemann led the squad with 10 assists, followed by Kuehn with nine.
Clarion was led by Marissa Robertson, who tallied a match high 10 kills while adding seven digs. Lauryn Driscoll and Aubrey Wrona followed with six kills apiece, while Olivia Olson and Aubry Ohlson notched five kills each. Chrissy Cotton led the match with 21 digs, while Leah Vensel earned a match high 26 assists. The Golden Eagles only put up two total blocks as a team, as Olson and Wrona each earned one assisted block.
A full recap of Rollins' match against Lake Superior State will be accessible once accurate statistics become available. Please check back in the coming days for an updated recap and statistics.
COACH ROBINSON'S THOUGHTS:
"In our first match of the day we struggled to find our rhythm and made a lot of unforced errors. I thought we did a really good job of resetting and coming back this evening with a lot of discipline. Our blocking game is showing a tremendous amount of potential, and our offensive game improved a lot by the end of tonight's match."
NOTES:
- Erin Burke earned her first block of her collegiate career against Clarion
- Candace Doxey made her collegiate debut against Clarion, earning five kills, three digs, and six blocks
- Haley Driscoll earned a career best five kills while adding a personal best one dig and one block against Clarion
- Sarah Konemann earned a personal best five digs against Clarion
- Rebecca Kuehn made her collegiate debut with nine assists and five digs against Clarion
- Jessika Linnemeyer made her collegiate debut, as well, earning seven digs against Clarion
- Alondra Rodriguez notched a new personal best in digs against Clarion with three
- Leslie Seda matched career high in total attacks with 28 against Clarion
NEXT UP:
- Date: Saturday | August 25, 2018
- Opponent: RV Wayne State (Mich.) and No. 1 Concordia-St. Paul
- Location: Wink Arena | Big Rapids, Mich.
- Time: 9:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
- Coverage: Live Stats against Wayne State
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