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Friday, October 20
Fort Wayne, Ind.
6 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
7-15,2-8Horizon
2
vs
3
Milwaukee
16-8,8-2Horizon
1
2
3
4
5
F
Milwaukee
21
17
33
25
15
3
Purdue Fort Wayne
25
25
31
12
11
2
Panna Ratkai
Photo by: Josh Gales
Ratkai Sets Program and Ties Horizon League Rally Scoring Era Record With 35 Kills
10/20/2023 8:59:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Redshirt-freshman Panna Ratkai set a new rally scoring era program record with 35 kills in Purdue Fort Wayne's 3-2 (21-25, 17-25, 33-31, 25-12, 15-11) loss to first-place Milwaukee on Friday (Oct. 20) on the Arnie Ball Court at the Gates Sports Center.
Ratkai's totals for the night: 35 kills on 86 attempts, seven digs, four aces and three blocks.
Her 35 kills are:
- the most in the rally scoring era in program history (passing: 34, Fabiana Souza vs South Dakota State, Nov. 12, 2005)
- the second most all-time in program history (36, Laura Douglas at Lewis, Oct. 28, 2000)
- tied for the fourth-most in Horizon League history
- tied for first in Horizon League history during the rally scoring era (35, Kara Koch, Cleveland State vs. UIC, Nov. 4, 2011)
- tied for the fifth-most kills by any player in the nation in a match this season
Her 86 attacks are:
- fourth in Horizon League history for attacks
- second in Horizon League history for attacks in the rally scoring era (87, Kara Koch, Cleveland State vs. Oakland, Sept. 8, 2012)
- third in program history all-time
The 'Dons took set one by four points by limiting the Panthers to a .094 attack percentage in the frame. The 'Dons had four aces, three by Ratkai in the frame. Set two was up in the air with the 'Dons up 18-16. Panna Ratkai followed with three straight kills and it started a 7-1 run to end the set and put the 'Dons up 2-0.
Set three was the marathon. Ratkai turned away a Panther set point to tie the set at 24 and added another kill to make it 25-24 and give the 'Dons their first of four match points in the contest. The next one came at 29-28 after two more Ratkai kills. Two more match points were turned away until the Panthers scored points 31, 32 and 33 on kills. 2021 Horizon League Player of the Year Ari Miller had the kill for point 32 with Madi Malone scoring points 31 and 33. Ratkai recorded 13 kills on 24 swings in the third set.
The Panthers took that momentum the rest of the way.
Ashby Willis added 15 kills and a career-high 17 digs for a double-double. Taya Haffner totaled a career-high 59 assists. LonDynn Betts finished with 21 digs. The 'Dons had a 9-2 edge in aces, four from Ratkai and two from Betts.
Malone recorded 26 kills for the Panthers.
The 'Dons fall to 7-15 (2-8 Horizon League). Milwaukee is now 16-8 (8-2 Horizon League). The 'Dons host Green Bay on Saturday (Oct. 21) at 4 p.m.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Ratkai's totals for the night: 35 kills on 86 attempts, seven digs, four aces and three blocks.
Her 35 kills are:
- the most in the rally scoring era in program history (passing: 34, Fabiana Souza vs South Dakota State, Nov. 12, 2005)
- the second most all-time in program history (36, Laura Douglas at Lewis, Oct. 28, 2000)
- tied for the fourth-most in Horizon League history
- tied for first in Horizon League history during the rally scoring era (35, Kara Koch, Cleveland State vs. UIC, Nov. 4, 2011)
- tied for the fifth-most kills by any player in the nation in a match this season
Her 86 attacks are:
- fourth in Horizon League history for attacks
- second in Horizon League history for attacks in the rally scoring era (87, Kara Koch, Cleveland State vs. Oakland, Sept. 8, 2012)
- third in program history all-time
The 'Dons took set one by four points by limiting the Panthers to a .094 attack percentage in the frame. The 'Dons had four aces, three by Ratkai in the frame. Set two was up in the air with the 'Dons up 18-16. Panna Ratkai followed with three straight kills and it started a 7-1 run to end the set and put the 'Dons up 2-0.
Set three was the marathon. Ratkai turned away a Panther set point to tie the set at 24 and added another kill to make it 25-24 and give the 'Dons their first of four match points in the contest. The next one came at 29-28 after two more Ratkai kills. Two more match points were turned away until the Panthers scored points 31, 32 and 33 on kills. 2021 Horizon League Player of the Year Ari Miller had the kill for point 32 with Madi Malone scoring points 31 and 33. Ratkai recorded 13 kills on 24 swings in the third set.
The Panthers took that momentum the rest of the way.
Ashby Willis added 15 kills and a career-high 17 digs for a double-double. Taya Haffner totaled a career-high 59 assists. LonDynn Betts finished with 21 digs. The 'Dons had a 9-2 edge in aces, four from Ratkai and two from Betts.
Malone recorded 26 kills for the Panthers.
The 'Dons fall to 7-15 (2-8 Horizon League). Milwaukee is now 16-8 (8-2 Horizon League). The 'Dons host Green Bay on Saturday (Oct. 21) at 4 p.m.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
MKE
Pur-FW
Kills
61
67
Errors
24
32
Attempts
167
198
Hitting %
.222
.177
Points
75.0
86.0
Assists
59
65
Aces
2
9
Blocks
12
10
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
35
Aces
4
Blocks
3
Kills
15
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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