The Panthers had reason to celebrate going 2-0 at home
Panthers Continue Winning Streak with Two More Wins
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Davenport University Volleyball team hosted a tri-match with the University of Northwestern Ohio and Marygrove College today. The Panthers recorded victories over both teams and raised their overall record to 15-7 on the season.
The first match of the day was a crucial WHAC match-up with the Racers from UNOH. Davenport struck early taking the first set 25-20 on a .406 hitting percentage. The second set saw the visitors storm back with a 25-18 victory holding the host Panthers to just .045 on offense.
In the critical third set, Davenport charged out to a 5-1 lead, only to see it disappear after a run by the Racers to give them the lead at 7-5. From there it was a back-and-forth battle with neither team seeing a lead greater than two points. Davenport earned set point on a kill from
Kassie Graves, but UNOH kept it close at 24-23 on a kill from Megan EnYart. DU was able to close out the set on another kill from Graves.
Davenport maintained the lead all the way through the fourth set and finished the match with a 25-21 win. The Panthers had a very balanced offense.
Brittany Bott led the way with 11 kills, while
Kelse Moon and
Nicole Chase were close behind with 9 kills each. Defensively the team finished with 13 total blocks.
Courtney DePriest led the way in the back row with 28 digs.
In the second match of the day the Panthers handled Marygrove in three straights sets 25-13, 25-21, 25-10.
Kelse Moon continued to produce in the front row notching 12 kills on 19 attempts with only 1 error for a .579 hitting percentage.
Kassie Graves also reached double digit kills with 10.
Heather Deal had a great day serving dishing out 9 aces with 6 coming in the second match of the day.
Ashley Hines donned the libero jersey against Marygrove and added 16 digs.
Post-Match Quotes - Head Coach Megan Garner
"We knew today was going to be a pivotal day in our conference standings. I'm so proud of the intensity the girls brought against UNOH. They battled very hard and did whatever it took to come out with a win. We have two major goals for the season - win the WHAC and remain undefeated at home - today was a big step toward both of those goals."
Post-Match Notes
UNOH came into the match undefeated in the WHAC...UNOH and DU are both now 3-1 in the conference along with Madonna and Aquinas...today's wins give the team a 6-match winning streak, which is the longest in DUVB history...the team will look to continue that streak on Wednesday, October 12 at Aquinas.
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