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Purdue Fort Wayne
Xavier
Musketeers Fight Past 'Dons in Game Five
10/23/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Oct. 23, 2007
Cincinnati, OH - The Mastodons traveled to Xavier University Tuesday night for a mid-week non-conference match. IPFW was down 2-1 and fought back to force a game five but the Musketeers took game five, 3-2.
IPFW fell to the Musketeers, 30-19, 23-30, 22-30, 30-24, 19-21.
The Mastodons started game one with a 6-1 lead. They continued to dominate, taking the deficit to eight at 20-12. The Musketeers never caught the 'Dons as they took game one, 30-19.
The Musketeers fought back for game two, taking a 21-14 lead. The 'Dons weren't going down easily, as they rallied to within one at 21-20 after a 6-0 run. Xavier took it from there, 23-30.
Game three was also all Musketeers at the start as they ran off to a 10-1 lead. IPFW was never able to recover in game three as they fell to the Musketeers, 22-30.
IPFW rallied in game four to a 10-4 lead to start. A little while later the 'Dons were up by ten at 22-12. Xavier was able to come within four at 28-24, but IPFW rallied from there to tie the match up at two games each.
Game five started off even as the game was tied at six all. Xavier was able to go ahead by two at 12-10. IPFW rallied, tying the match at 12 and it was a back-and-forth battle from there. Neither team was able to create an advantage until Xavier took the last two points, 21-19.
IPFW was led by Rebekah Roehm with 18 kills and a .326 hitting percentage. She had a double-double, adding 14 digs and was strong on defense with six block assists.
Jessica Miller also hit double-digit kills with 16. She added six digs, one block solo and three block assists.
Mayara Schlindwein led the 'Dons in blocks with two solos and six assists. She added 13 kills and six digs in the five game match.
Cynara Martins had a double-double with 10 kills and 17 digs.
Jessica Dominiak dished out 51 assists along with nine digs, two block solos, and three block assists. On offense she had seven kills at a .385 clip.
Peachy Jankowski had 35 digs and four assists.
Xavier was led by Katie Russell with 17 kills and five block assists. Kelly Ruth was close behind with 15 kills, 17 digs and 7 block assists. Jill Quayle was solid on defense with one block solo and nine block assists. She added 16 kills.
Jenn Welsh had 57 assists and 27 digs. Jenni Horvath had 11 assists and 20 digs.
The Mastodons (15-9, 9-3 Summit League) will face Ball State (3-19) a week from tonight (Oct. 30) at 7 PM in the Gates Center.
IPFW will host three more matches before wrapping up the season on the road. IPFW will host the Summit League Championship on November 16-17 in the Gates Center.
~Dons~
