Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Saturday, September 16
Moon, Pa.
9:00 AM
Middle Tennessee
4-10
0
vs
3
Penn
5-4
1
2
3
F
Penn
25
25
25
3
Middle Tennessee
17
19
17
0
Team Stats
PENN
MT
Kills
37
38
Errors
11
22
Attempts
101
111
Hitting %
.257
.144
Points
49.0
43.0
Assists
34
38
Aces
3
1
Blocks
9.0
4.0
Game Leaders
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's Volleyball
L
/ Women's VolleyballRS
/ Women's Volleyball
MT falls in three sets to the Quakers
9/16/2017 11:12:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
MOON, Pa. – The Blue Raiders fell in three sets (25-17, 25-19, 25-17) to the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday morning in the Sewall Center.
Sophomore middle blocker Dora Peonia led the way offensively for MT tallying 16 kills and seven digs. Similarly, junior Makila York registered 13 kills while hitting on a .500 clip.
Middle Tennessee maintained a +2 margin in digs over the Quakers (47-45), but were unable to recover from the Penn defense that recorded an 18-8 edge in blocks over MT.
Leading the way from the back row, Brienna Tankesley tallied 16 digs to average 5.33 digs per set. Meanwhile, junior Regan Coughlin and Peonia recorded a combined 15 digs.
From the setter spot, sophomore Taylor Hammill dished out 36 assists while adding two kills.
Overall, York netted the best performance for the Blue Raiders tallying 46 kills on the weekend to average 4.18 kills per set to rightfully earn a spot on the Robert Morris Invitational All-Tournament team.
Quotable
"During the match, I was thinking about our process and to stay focused to be successful in order to score the next kill. I was really paying attention to my block and how to score from there, to use the block. Taylor definitely did a really good job to push the balls out to me. We need to start using our next ball mentality, we have to work harder in practice and put our losses in the past and be ready for conference play". – Sophomore Dora Peonia
"My personal success this weekend feels amazing and receiving the All-Tournament team recognition, it's definitely a stepping stone for me to achieve my goals of getting on the All-Conference team. It shows me that having that mental toughness and motivation to work hard is paying off. As a team, our mental toughness needs to become a lot stronger. I think when we get to that point of being mentally tough and nothing can phase us, we will become such an amazing team". – Junior Makila York
Up Next
The Blue Raiders enter conference play in the Alumni Memorial Gym on Friday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. to take on the UAB Blazers.
Sophomore middle blocker Dora Peonia led the way offensively for MT tallying 16 kills and seven digs. Similarly, junior Makila York registered 13 kills while hitting on a .500 clip.
Middle Tennessee maintained a +2 margin in digs over the Quakers (47-45), but were unable to recover from the Penn defense that recorded an 18-8 edge in blocks over MT.
Leading the way from the back row, Brienna Tankesley tallied 16 digs to average 5.33 digs per set. Meanwhile, junior Regan Coughlin and Peonia recorded a combined 15 digs.
From the setter spot, sophomore Taylor Hammill dished out 36 assists while adding two kills.
Overall, York netted the best performance for the Blue Raiders tallying 46 kills on the weekend to average 4.18 kills per set to rightfully earn a spot on the Robert Morris Invitational All-Tournament team.
Quotable
"During the match, I was thinking about our process and to stay focused to be successful in order to score the next kill. I was really paying attention to my block and how to score from there, to use the block. Taylor definitely did a really good job to push the balls out to me. We need to start using our next ball mentality, we have to work harder in practice and put our losses in the past and be ready for conference play". – Sophomore Dora Peonia
"My personal success this weekend feels amazing and receiving the All-Tournament team recognition, it's definitely a stepping stone for me to achieve my goals of getting on the All-Conference team. It shows me that having that mental toughness and motivation to work hard is paying off. As a team, our mental toughness needs to become a lot stronger. I think when we get to that point of being mentally tough and nothing can phase us, we will become such an amazing team". – Junior Makila York
Up Next
The Blue Raiders enter conference play in the Alumni Memorial Gym on Friday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. to take on the UAB Blazers.
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