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Friday, September 14
Moon Township, Pa.
1 P.M.
Purdue Fort Wayne
8-4
3
vs
0
Duquesne
4-6
1
2
3
F
Purdue Fort Wayne
25
25
25
3
Duquesne
17
20
19
0
Team Stats
PFW
DUQ
Kills
49
28
Errors
13
16
Attempts
104
91
Hitting %
.346
.132
Points
56.0
33.0
Assists
46
28
Aces
2
2
Blocks
5.0
3.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
18
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
L
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/ Women's Volleyball
Mastodons Topple Dukes
9/14/2018 4:06:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's volleyball team took care of Duquesne in its opening match of the RMU Sheraton Innvitational, sweeping the Dukes 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-19).
Nicole Rightnowar earned her seventh double-double of the season, finishing with a match-high 18 kills and 12 digs. Elizabeth Fuerst hit a superb .600 on the match, finishing with 13 kills and only one error. She also had a match-high three blocks. Madison Jaqua led the Mastodons with a match-high 36 assists. Elizabeth Britner tied a match-high with 12 digs, while Katie Crowe finished with 11.
For the afternoon, the 'Dons led the Dukes 49-28 in kills, and hit .346 as a team compared to .132 for Duquesne.
Although the Dukes scored the opening point of the match, the Mastodons never trailed again in the first set. Tied 8-8, the 'Dons used a 4-0 run to extend a lead as Duquesne was never close again. Tied 17-17 in the second set, the Mastodons capped off the frame out-scoring Duquesne 8-3, including the final four points. The 'Dons jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in the third, before the Dukes came back to take a 9-8 advantage. The Mastodons came rumbling back with four straight points, before capping off the rally with a 12-4 run to take the match.
Purdue Fort Wayne returns to action tomorrow, September 15, at 4 p.m. against host Robert Morris to wrap up the RMU Sheraton Innvitational.
Nicole Rightnowar earned her seventh double-double of the season, finishing with a match-high 18 kills and 12 digs. Elizabeth Fuerst hit a superb .600 on the match, finishing with 13 kills and only one error. She also had a match-high three blocks. Madison Jaqua led the Mastodons with a match-high 36 assists. Elizabeth Britner tied a match-high with 12 digs, while Katie Crowe finished with 11.
For the afternoon, the 'Dons led the Dukes 49-28 in kills, and hit .346 as a team compared to .132 for Duquesne.
Although the Dukes scored the opening point of the match, the Mastodons never trailed again in the first set. Tied 8-8, the 'Dons used a 4-0 run to extend a lead as Duquesne was never close again. Tied 17-17 in the second set, the Mastodons capped off the frame out-scoring Duquesne 8-3, including the final four points. The 'Dons jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in the third, before the Dukes came back to take a 9-8 advantage. The Mastodons came rumbling back with four straight points, before capping off the rally with a 12-4 run to take the match.
Purdue Fort Wayne returns to action tomorrow, September 15, at 4 p.m. against host Robert Morris to wrap up the RMU Sheraton Innvitational.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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