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Friday, September 15
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
5-5,0-0Horizon
1
vs
3
Miami (OH)
4-7,0-0MAC
1
2
3
4
F
Miami (OH)
21
25
25
25
3
Purdue Fort Wayne
25
23
9
19
1
Panna Ratkai
Photo by: Rachel Von Art
Ratkai Shines in Mastodons' Loss to Miami
9/15/2023 9:17:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Panna Ratkai had 20 kills in Purdue Fort Wayne's 3-1 (21-25, 25-23, 25-9, 25-19) loss to Miami (OH) on Friday night (Sept. 15) in the opening day of the Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational Presented by Hyatt Place.
Ratkai had her 20 kills on an efficient .325 hitting percentage. She had eight kills in the opening set, when the Mastodons were at their best. After Miami went up 19-13, the Mastodons rattled off a 12-2 run that gave them a 1-0 lead. This run included three kills from Ratkai and two from Nicole Jones and Maggie Castleman. The 'Dons hit a scorching .316 in the opening frame.
After the 'Dons and RedHawks were all square at 21, the visitors got three points in a row to force set point. The 'Dons held off two, but could not come all the way back. Set three was all Miami, as the Redhawks never allowed the Mastodons to get a run going.
Miami went up in set four 12-9 and never trailed again. The 'Dons had a 3-0 run late to cut the lead to 23-19, but the RedHawks scored the final two points, ending on an ace.
Castleman backed up Ratkai's match-high 20 kills with 12 of her own. LonDynn Betts and Becky Barrett had 14 and 12 digs, respectively.
Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 5-5. Miami improves to 4-7. The 'Dons will kick off day two of the Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational on Saturday with an 11 a.m. match against the SIUE Cougars, who went 2-0 to start the tournament. The Redhawks will play their last match of the weekend at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday against Valparaiso.
Ratkai had her 20 kills on an efficient .325 hitting percentage. She had eight kills in the opening set, when the Mastodons were at their best. After Miami went up 19-13, the Mastodons rattled off a 12-2 run that gave them a 1-0 lead. This run included three kills from Ratkai and two from Nicole Jones and Maggie Castleman. The 'Dons hit a scorching .316 in the opening frame.
After the 'Dons and RedHawks were all square at 21, the visitors got three points in a row to force set point. The 'Dons held off two, but could not come all the way back. Set three was all Miami, as the Redhawks never allowed the Mastodons to get a run going.
Miami went up in set four 12-9 and never trailed again. The 'Dons had a 3-0 run late to cut the lead to 23-19, but the RedHawks scored the final two points, ending on an ace.
Castleman backed up Ratkai's match-high 20 kills with 12 of her own. LonDynn Betts and Becky Barrett had 14 and 12 digs, respectively.
Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 5-5. Miami improves to 4-7. The 'Dons will kick off day two of the Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational on Saturday with an 11 a.m. match against the SIUE Cougars, who went 2-0 to start the tournament. The Redhawks will play their last match of the weekend at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday against Valparaiso.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Miami
Pur-FW
Kills
52
52
Errors
12
27
Attempts
118
135
Hitting %
.339
.185
Points
71.0
59.0
Assists
51
46
Aces
9
3
Blocks
10
4
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
20
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
DS
/ Women's Volleyball
L
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's VolleyballOH
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