Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Friday, September 15
Moon, Pa.
12:30 PM
Middle Tennessee
4-8
3
at
2
Robert Morris
5-8
1
2
3
4
5
F
Middle Tenn. State
25
25
20
20
15
3
Robert Morris
22
23
25
25
7
2
Team Stats
MTSU
RMU
Kills
50
48
Errors
22
30
Attempts
131
141
Hitting %
.214
.128
Points
67.0
63.0
Assists
49
44
Aces
9
10
Blocks
8.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
18
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
13
Aces
4
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's VolleyballRS
/ Women's Volleyball
Blue Raiders split opening day at Robert Morris Invitational
9/15/2017 6:58:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
MOON, Pa. – The Middle Tennessee volleyball split day one at the Robert Morris Invitational to net the first match over Robert Morris before falling to Rutgers in the Sewall Center on Friday.
Top plays versus Robert Morris
The Blue Raiders downed the Colonials in a five set thriller (25-23, 25-22, 20-25, 20-25, 15-7) to mark the teams first five set win of the season.
The squad was led offensively by junior Makila York who tallied a career-high 18 kills. Similarly, sophomore Dora Peonia notched 13 kills along with 13 digs to net her first double-double of the season.
York paced the Blue Raiders offense hitting on a .593 clip as the team posted a 2 edge (50-48) in kills over the Colonials.
Defensively, sophomore Brienna Tankesley paved the way for the Blue Raiders recording a career-high 23 digs. Likewise, redshirt-junior Vonnie Covington netted four blocks while freshman Josie Maxim tallied three.
Sophomore setter Taylor Hammill matched her career-high 46 assists over the Colonials.
In total, Middle Tennessee recorded a 7 edge (57-50) in digs over Robert Morris and a 5 edge in blocks.
Top plays versus Rutgers
In its second match of the day, the Blue Raiders fell in four sets (25-21, 24-26, 14-25, 18-25) to Big Ten competitor, Rutgers.
After netting the first frame over the Scarlet Knights, MT was unable to recover from the Rutgers defense in the next three frames. Rutgers posted a 6 edge (40-34) in digs over Middle Tennessee. However, the Blue Raiders tallied a 3 edge (46-43) in kills over Rutgers.
York, the Trinidad and Tobago product, continued to lead Middle Tennessee in the match against Rutgers recording 15 of the teams 46 kills. Meanwhile, junior Regan Coughlin and Peonia netted a combined 20 kills over the Scarlet Knights.
Defensively, libero Tankesley paced MT with 13 digs while Coughlin and Hammill posted for a combined 11 digs for the Blue Raiders.
From her setter spot, Hammill recorded 35 assists and a service ace over the Scarlet Knights.
Quotable
"I feel like this weekend, I mentality prepared myself to come in, ready to win. I took this as an opportunity to go out here and win these games because I had confidence in myself and I knew that we, as a team, could dominate the competition. That mindset is what gave me the extra drive and the want to play hard for each one of my teammates. Going into the match against Rutgers, it is important to realize that we did not have enough time as we would of hoped for to get out there and refocused but, it didn't matter. At the end of the day, the other team wants to beat us as much as we want to beat them". – Junior Makila York
"We haven't seen a five set match this year so, to be able to go out there on someone's home court and win in five sets is a step in our process and our end goal—for the girls to have career highs over Robert Morris added to that. Makila was lights out tonight, everything we threw her she was putting down. As far as serving, I don't know what our service numbers will do to us now but, with being number twenty-one in the nation (aces per set) Sloan's serving is a testimony to why we had that success, so that's a big deal. Bri is just a baller, she is gritty, she is tough, and she is everything that our culture stands for as a whole". – Head Coach Chuck Crawford
Up Next
The Blue Raiders will wrap up play at the Robert Morris Invitational in a match against the University of Pennsylvania Quakers on Saturday at 9a.m. in the Sewall Center.
Top plays versus Robert Morris
The Blue Raiders downed the Colonials in a five set thriller (25-23, 25-22, 20-25, 20-25, 15-7) to mark the teams first five set win of the season.
The squad was led offensively by junior Makila York who tallied a career-high 18 kills. Similarly, sophomore Dora Peonia notched 13 kills along with 13 digs to net her first double-double of the season.
York paced the Blue Raiders offense hitting on a .593 clip as the team posted a 2 edge (50-48) in kills over the Colonials.
Defensively, sophomore Brienna Tankesley paved the way for the Blue Raiders recording a career-high 23 digs. Likewise, redshirt-junior Vonnie Covington netted four blocks while freshman Josie Maxim tallied three.
Sophomore setter Taylor Hammill matched her career-high 46 assists over the Colonials.
In total, Middle Tennessee recorded a 7 edge (57-50) in digs over Robert Morris and a 5 edge in blocks.
Top plays versus Rutgers
In its second match of the day, the Blue Raiders fell in four sets (25-21, 24-26, 14-25, 18-25) to Big Ten competitor, Rutgers.
After netting the first frame over the Scarlet Knights, MT was unable to recover from the Rutgers defense in the next three frames. Rutgers posted a 6 edge (40-34) in digs over Middle Tennessee. However, the Blue Raiders tallied a 3 edge (46-43) in kills over Rutgers.
York, the Trinidad and Tobago product, continued to lead Middle Tennessee in the match against Rutgers recording 15 of the teams 46 kills. Meanwhile, junior Regan Coughlin and Peonia netted a combined 20 kills over the Scarlet Knights.
Defensively, libero Tankesley paced MT with 13 digs while Coughlin and Hammill posted for a combined 11 digs for the Blue Raiders.
From her setter spot, Hammill recorded 35 assists and a service ace over the Scarlet Knights.
Quotable
"I feel like this weekend, I mentality prepared myself to come in, ready to win. I took this as an opportunity to go out here and win these games because I had confidence in myself and I knew that we, as a team, could dominate the competition. That mindset is what gave me the extra drive and the want to play hard for each one of my teammates. Going into the match against Rutgers, it is important to realize that we did not have enough time as we would of hoped for to get out there and refocused but, it didn't matter. At the end of the day, the other team wants to beat us as much as we want to beat them". – Junior Makila York
"We haven't seen a five set match this year so, to be able to go out there on someone's home court and win in five sets is a step in our process and our end goal—for the girls to have career highs over Robert Morris added to that. Makila was lights out tonight, everything we threw her she was putting down. As far as serving, I don't know what our service numbers will do to us now but, with being number twenty-one in the nation (aces per set) Sloan's serving is a testimony to why we had that success, so that's a big deal. Bri is just a baller, she is gritty, she is tough, and she is everything that our culture stands for as a whole". – Head Coach Chuck Crawford
Up Next
The Blue Raiders will wrap up play at the Robert Morris Invitational in a match against the University of Pennsylvania Quakers on Saturday at 9a.m. in the Sewall Center.
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