Friday, October 11
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
10-9,3-3Horizon
3
vs
2
Oakland
6-12,2-4Horizon
1
2
3
4
5
F
Oakland
28
23
22
26
25
2
Purdue Fort Wayne
26
25
25
24
27
3
Panna Ratkai
Photo by: Josh Gales
'Dons Sneak Past Oakland in Five-Set Behemoth
10/11/2024 10:39:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne women's volleyball defeated Oakland on Friday night (Oct. 11) in a marathon five-setter that took every bit of three hours. The Mastodons won 26-28, 25-23, 25-22, 24-26, 27-25 with 20 ties and four lead changes in the fifth set alone.
The Mastodons 127 points earned in the contest are the fifth-most in an NCAA contest by any team since the current scoring format was implemented in 2008.
Panna Ratkai was the star of the show for the Mastodons. In her first match back after injury, she finished with 30 kills, 16 digs, three aces and three blocks. Friday's win was the third 30-kill match of Ratkai's career. She owns three of the top-seven single-match kill performances in program history.
Ratkai's 30 kills came on 78 attempts, as she finished with a relatively efficient mark of .269. She had six kills in the first set, four in the second, nine in the third, four in the fourth and seven in the decisive fifth.
In the fifth, Oakland had the first match point at 14-13, then had three more until a 17-17 stymie. From there, the Mastodons had five chances to take the match that the Golden Grizzlies turned away. OU had two more looks at the match before the Mastodons ultimately got four of the next five, including the final match point. In that finishing run, the 'Dons got a block from Ratkai and Mya Plemons, a kill from Riley Rosneck, then a block from Jena Medearis and Nicole Jones to seal the deal.
To complement Ratkai, Rosneck got a career-high of her own with 17 kills. She had seven of her 17 kills in the fifth. Medearis added 13 kills and eight blocks. LonDynn Betts led the defense with 25 digs. She was joined in double-figures by Jones (17), Ratkai (16) and Becky Barrett (15). Jones finished with 38 assists for the double-double, while Taya Haffner dished out 25 assists.
Purdue Fort Wayne improves to 10-9, 3-3 in the Horizon League. Oakland falls to 6-12, 2-4. These two teams will meet again on Saturday (Oct. 12) for a 2 p.m. rematch.
The Mastodons 127 points earned in the contest are the fifth-most in an NCAA contest by any team since the current scoring format was implemented in 2008.
Panna Ratkai was the star of the show for the Mastodons. In her first match back after injury, she finished with 30 kills, 16 digs, three aces and three blocks. Friday's win was the third 30-kill match of Ratkai's career. She owns three of the top-seven single-match kill performances in program history.
Ratkai's 30 kills came on 78 attempts, as she finished with a relatively efficient mark of .269. She had six kills in the first set, four in the second, nine in the third, four in the fourth and seven in the decisive fifth.
In the fifth, Oakland had the first match point at 14-13, then had three more until a 17-17 stymie. From there, the Mastodons had five chances to take the match that the Golden Grizzlies turned away. OU had two more looks at the match before the Mastodons ultimately got four of the next five, including the final match point. In that finishing run, the 'Dons got a block from Ratkai and Mya Plemons, a kill from Riley Rosneck, then a block from Jena Medearis and Nicole Jones to seal the deal.
To complement Ratkai, Rosneck got a career-high of her own with 17 kills. She had seven of her 17 kills in the fifth. Medearis added 13 kills and eight blocks. LonDynn Betts led the defense with 25 digs. She was joined in double-figures by Jones (17), Ratkai (16) and Becky Barrett (15). Jones finished with 38 assists for the double-double, while Taya Haffner dished out 25 assists.
Purdue Fort Wayne improves to 10-9, 3-3 in the Horizon League. Oakland falls to 6-12, 2-4. These two teams will meet again on Saturday (Oct. 12) for a 2 p.m. rematch.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Oak
Pur-FW
Kills
73
77
Errors
38
30
Attempts
216
206
Hitting %
.162
.228
Points
86.0
93.0
Assists
69
76
Aces
5
3
Blocks
8
13
Game Leaders
Kills
30
Aces
3
Blocks
3
Kills
17
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
8
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's VolleyballDons done did it #HLVB
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