Saturday, September 4
Kalamazoo, Mich.
11 AM
Purdue Fort Wayne
0-5,0-0Horizon
0
vs
3
Indiana
4-1,0-0Big Ten
1
2
3
F
Purdue Fort Wayne
16
21
17
0
Indiana
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
Pur-FW
IND
Kills
31
40
Errors
17
15
Attempts
83
81
Hitting %
.169
.309
Points
37
52
Assists
31
37
Aces
0
5
Blocks
6
7
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
OH
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's Volleyball
L
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
L
/ Women's Volleyball
Katie Crowe
Photo by: Rachel Von Art
Purdue Fort Wayne WVB Falls to Indiana, Topples Western Michigan on Saturday
9/4/2021 9:59:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's volleyball team dropped a match to Big Ten foe Indiana 3-0, but bounced back with a 3-1 win over Mid-American Conference opponent Western Michigan on the final day of the Discover Kalamazoo Classic.
Game 1: Indiana 3, Purdue Fort Wayne 0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-17)
Katie Crowe led the Mastodons in the morning match with 12 kills, hitting .333 for the match. The All-American got her first two kills of the day to give the 'Dons a 4-3 lead over the Hoosiers. Despite three kills on six swings from Crowe in the opening set, IU took the frame after a 5-1 run to go up 18-12.
The Mastodons got three kills from Crowe in the first four points of the second set. She finished the frame with six of her kills, taking just nine swings to do so. IU held a lead for the majority of the set, but the 'Dons were within a few points the whole way. After the Hoosiers reached the 24-19 mark, the 'Dons held off two set points. Nicole Jones got a kill and Maggie Castleman floored a solo block.
Crowe started off set three with two more consecutive kills before IU took a 13-6 advantage. The Hoosiers nursed this early lead to the end of the set. Ramei Jackson, Castleman and Joanna Larsen had two kills each in the set.
Sidney Schiller and Molly Mirabelli had three blocks each. Madison Gates and Jones split the setting duties with 14 and 12 assists, respectively.
Indiana improved to 4-1.
Game 2: Purdue Fort Wayne 3, Western Michigan (25-15, 25-21, 20-25, 28-26)
The Mastodons came out strong from the get-go, jumping out to a 10-5 lead. The offense was spread out through the first two sets in particular, as six different Mastodons had either four or five kills. To finish off set one, Larsen blocked WMU after the Broncos tried to attack an overpass.
Midway through the second set, Jackson hammered down an attack up the middle to push momentum toward the 'Dons. Crowe finished off the set with an ace that clipped the net.
In set three, the 'Dons trailed 12-9. On the subsequent play, Rachael Crucis made three consecutive digs to keep a rally alive, allowing Crowe to get the kill to finish. The 'Dons had a 3-0 push that included a kill from Mirabelli and an ace from Schiller, but WMU closed the frame on a 4-1 push of its own.
After Jackson hammered down a kill midway through the fourth, Alexandra Traciak dropped in an ace just short of the Western Michigan libero to go up 16-15. WMU powered ahead to a 23-19 lead, but the 'Dons rattled off a 5-0 run to go ahead 24-23. This run was spurred on by a block and a kill from Jackson, then a pair of kills from Crowe. In extra points, the 'Dons went to their All-American in Crowe, as she had three kills in the last four points.
Crowe finished with 15 kills, 12 digs and two aces to lead the 'Dons. Jackson had 13 kills with a .550 hitting clip, while Castleman also had 11 kills with a percentage .435. Crucis had 19 digs.
Crowe was named to the Discover Kalamazoo Classic All-Tournament Team for her efforts.
With the win, Purdue Fort Wayne moves to 1-5, while Western Michigan falls to 4-2. The 'Dons are back in action next week at the Liberty Invitational when they face Navy, Liberty and Old Dominion.
Game 1: Indiana 3, Purdue Fort Wayne 0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-17)
Katie Crowe led the Mastodons in the morning match with 12 kills, hitting .333 for the match. The All-American got her first two kills of the day to give the 'Dons a 4-3 lead over the Hoosiers. Despite three kills on six swings from Crowe in the opening set, IU took the frame after a 5-1 run to go up 18-12.
The Mastodons got three kills from Crowe in the first four points of the second set. She finished the frame with six of her kills, taking just nine swings to do so. IU held a lead for the majority of the set, but the 'Dons were within a few points the whole way. After the Hoosiers reached the 24-19 mark, the 'Dons held off two set points. Nicole Jones got a kill and Maggie Castleman floored a solo block.
Crowe started off set three with two more consecutive kills before IU took a 13-6 advantage. The Hoosiers nursed this early lead to the end of the set. Ramei Jackson, Castleman and Joanna Larsen had two kills each in the set.
Sidney Schiller and Molly Mirabelli had three blocks each. Madison Gates and Jones split the setting duties with 14 and 12 assists, respectively.
Indiana improved to 4-1.
Game 2: Purdue Fort Wayne 3, Western Michigan (25-15, 25-21, 20-25, 28-26)
The Mastodons came out strong from the get-go, jumping out to a 10-5 lead. The offense was spread out through the first two sets in particular, as six different Mastodons had either four or five kills. To finish off set one, Larsen blocked WMU after the Broncos tried to attack an overpass.
Midway through the second set, Jackson hammered down an attack up the middle to push momentum toward the 'Dons. Crowe finished off the set with an ace that clipped the net.
In set three, the 'Dons trailed 12-9. On the subsequent play, Rachael Crucis made three consecutive digs to keep a rally alive, allowing Crowe to get the kill to finish. The 'Dons had a 3-0 push that included a kill from Mirabelli and an ace from Schiller, but WMU closed the frame on a 4-1 push of its own.
After Jackson hammered down a kill midway through the fourth, Alexandra Traciak dropped in an ace just short of the Western Michigan libero to go up 16-15. WMU powered ahead to a 23-19 lead, but the 'Dons rattled off a 5-0 run to go ahead 24-23. This run was spurred on by a block and a kill from Jackson, then a pair of kills from Crowe. In extra points, the 'Dons went to their All-American in Crowe, as she had three kills in the last four points.
Crowe finished with 15 kills, 12 digs and two aces to lead the 'Dons. Jackson had 13 kills with a .550 hitting clip, while Castleman also had 11 kills with a percentage .435. Crucis had 19 digs.
Crowe was named to the Discover Kalamazoo Classic All-Tournament Team for her efforts.
With the win, Purdue Fort Wayne moves to 1-5, while Western Michigan falls to 4-2. The 'Dons are back in action next week at the Liberty Invitational when they face Navy, Liberty and Old Dominion.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Dons done did it #HLVB
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