Box Score The American University volleyball team extended its four-match
unbeaten streak with a 3-1 win over Colgate on Friday night as the
Eagles outhit the Raiders .336 to .120 in the match.
Kristyna
Lindovska led the American attack, posting 15 kills
with a .519 hitting percentage and also adding a team-best seven
blocks. Juliana
Crum notched 15 kills for the Eagles as well, hitting
.375, and matching the team-high with eight digs. Kylann
Scheidt paced the offense with 39 assists, tallying
seven digs, while Morgan
Hendrix registered seven blocks and Jessica
Warner had eight digs to match team-highs.
American (19-9, 10-3) took an early 10-6 lead to open the match
on a kill from Sara
Rishell. The Raiders fought back within four, before
the Eagles responded with three straight points for the 17-10
advantage. American continued to hold off the Colgate attack,
picking up a 25-18 victory in the first set.
Colgate (14-13, 11-2) fought back in the second set, with the
match featuring 12 ties and four lead changes before the Raiders
used back-to-back tallies to take a 19-13 lead. The Eagles came
back to tie it at 21 on a Colgate error and took a 24-23 lead off a
kill from Crum. But the Raiders closed out the set with three
consecutive points for the 26-24 win to tie the match at one set
apiece.
The Eagles rolled to a 12-6 lead in the third, forcing Colgate
to call a timeout to try and stop American's momentum. But the
Eagles answered with a 9-0 run for a 24-10 lead. The Raiders posted
five straight points but Rishell recorded set point for the 25-15
victory and 2-1 match advantage.
The fourth set was tied six times before American was able to
post seven consecutive scores for a 20-12 lead. Colgate added two
points to prevent the Eagles from ending the match before a
Raiders' error gave the Eagles the 25-16 win.
Lindsay Young led Colgate with the double-double, posting 10
kills and 10 digs while Diane Seely and Michelle McCarthy
registered 11 and 10 kills, respectively. Lexi Finger led the
defensive effort with 13 digs with Kaylee Fifer notching 36
assists.
American returns to Bender Arena on Saturday, November 10 at 4
p.m. when it hosts Bucknell to close out the regular season. The
match will be broadcast live on Eagles Vision TV.