Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Sunday, September 24
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
1:00 PM
Middle Tennessee
4-12, 0-2
0
vs
3
Marshall
6-11, 1-1
1
2
3
F
MAR
25
25
25
3
Middle Tennessee
21
16
19
0
Team Stats
MAR
MT
Kills
48
37
Errors
7
16
Attempts
81
81
Hitting %
.506
.259
Points
59.0
48.0
Assists
40
36
Aces
3
7
Blocks
8.0
4.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
15
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
4
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
OH
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MT edged by Thundering Herd, 3-0
9/24/2017 5:16:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- The Blue Raiders fell in three sets (25-21, 25-16, 25-19) to the Thundering Herd on Sunday afternoon in the Alumni Memorial Gym.
Sophomore Dora Peonia paced the squads attack with 15 kills while hitting on a .409 clip. The Castel Bolognese native added three digs and a service ace during the matchup.
From her setter spot, sophomore Taylor Hammill racked up 28 assists for the Blue Raiders. Similarly, sophomore Brienna Tankesley (5) and Peonia (2) chipped in with a combined seven assists.
On the defensive end, it was junior Regan Coughlin leading the way with seven digs followed by Hammill with six.
The Thundering Herd's defense was in full force during the first frame; Marshall recorded seven blocks in the first set and held MT's attack percentage to a .034 clip. MT was able to fight back and come within one of the Thundering Herd (22-21) but was unable to recover from kills by Madison Hill for the Herd to clinch the first frame, 25-21.
In the second frame, the Blue Raiders built an early lead (3-1) but, were unable to maintain their offensive momentum to drop the second set, 25-16. In the third and final frame, Marshall clinched the match with a 25-19 edge over Middle Tennessee.
Quotable
"With wins and losses you can find out a lot about yourself mentally and physically, as well as, your team and even more so with losses. As a team, we need to take a step back and focus on ourselves first, before we can progress as a unit. Next weekend we have some really tough opponents coming up. With Rice and Western Kentucky being at the top of our conference, we will have do all that we can to prepare the team for this competition and give the girls all the resources they need to have a successful weekend". – Assistant Coach Jenna Orner
Up Next
The Blue Raiders will hit the road next weekend to take on Rice Friday, Sept. 29 at 6 p.m. in Houston, Texas and round off its weekend in Bowling Green, Ky. to play Western Kentucky on Sunday, Oct. 1 at 12 p.m.
Sophomore Dora Peonia paced the squads attack with 15 kills while hitting on a .409 clip. The Castel Bolognese native added three digs and a service ace during the matchup.
From her setter spot, sophomore Taylor Hammill racked up 28 assists for the Blue Raiders. Similarly, sophomore Brienna Tankesley (5) and Peonia (2) chipped in with a combined seven assists.
On the defensive end, it was junior Regan Coughlin leading the way with seven digs followed by Hammill with six.
The Thundering Herd's defense was in full force during the first frame; Marshall recorded seven blocks in the first set and held MT's attack percentage to a .034 clip. MT was able to fight back and come within one of the Thundering Herd (22-21) but was unable to recover from kills by Madison Hill for the Herd to clinch the first frame, 25-21.
In the second frame, the Blue Raiders built an early lead (3-1) but, were unable to maintain their offensive momentum to drop the second set, 25-16. In the third and final frame, Marshall clinched the match with a 25-19 edge over Middle Tennessee.
Quotable
"With wins and losses you can find out a lot about yourself mentally and physically, as well as, your team and even more so with losses. As a team, we need to take a step back and focus on ourselves first, before we can progress as a unit. Next weekend we have some really tough opponents coming up. With Rice and Western Kentucky being at the top of our conference, we will have do all that we can to prepare the team for this competition and give the girls all the resources they need to have a successful weekend". – Assistant Coach Jenna Orner
Up Next
The Blue Raiders will hit the road next weekend to take on Rice Friday, Sept. 29 at 6 p.m. in Houston, Texas and round off its weekend in Bowling Green, Ky. to play Western Kentucky on Sunday, Oct. 1 at 12 p.m.
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Middle Made Moments with senior setter Caroline Macander
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