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Saturday, October 12
Fort Wayne, Ind.
2 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
11-9,4-3Horizon
3
vs
2
Oakland
6-13,2-5Horizon
1
2
3
4
5
F
Oakland
20
25
22
25
7
2
Purdue Fort Wayne
25
22
25
17
15
3
The 'Dons celebrated their victory over Oakland
Photo by: Tristen Bronaugh
Mastodon Women's Volleyball Beats Oakland in Five Sets Again
10/12/2024 4:50:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne women's volleyball beat Oakland in five sets for the second-consecutive day, but on Saturday (Oct. 12) it was a much shorter match. Clocking in under 2:15 compared to the three-hour match a day earlier, the Mastodons beat the Golden Grizzlies 25-20, 22-25, 25-22, 17-25, 15-7 in the rematch.
The fifth set on Saturday was never in doubt after the Mastodons jumped out to a 4-0 lead. Panna Ratkai and Jena Medearis combined for a block, Abby Stratford got a kill, then Ratkai got two kills in a row. Ratkai got two more kills in the opening nine points, but went quiet for the rest of the match. The 'Dons did not miss a beat as the rest of the floor took over. Iris Riegel and Mya Plemons blocked the Golden Grizzlies to put the 'Dons up 10-6, then Riley Rosneck's kill brought Miona Dimitric off the bench to serve. Up six, Dimitric aced the Golden Grizzlies twice, shutting the door on any potential comeback. Rosneck finished the job with two of her 14 kills to send the visitors home with an 0-2 weekend. The 'Dons were on fire in the fifth, hitting .533 as a team.
The 'Dons sided out on six of the seven Oakland serves in the fifth set.
Ratkai finished with a team-high 19 kills, totaling 49 for the weekend in 10 sets of action. She led the Horizon League in that category. Riegel had 15 kills with a .444 clip and Rosneck added 14 kills with a .222 percentage. Taya Haffner and Nicole Jones split the setting responsibilities, dishing out 29 and 25 assists, respectively.
The Mastodons finished the contest hitting .268 despite being blocked 13 times. The 'Dons held OU to .218 hitting while recording eight blocks of their own. Plemons and Medearis had four, Ratkai and Abby Stratford had three, and Rosneck and Riegel had one each. LonDynn Betts had 17 digs while Ratkai had 10 to record a double-double.
Purdue Fort Wayne improved to 11-9 and 4-3 in the Horizon League. Oakland fell to 6-13, 2-5.
The Mastodons are back in action next week with a visit to 13-5 Cleveland State on Friday (Oct. 18).
The fifth set on Saturday was never in doubt after the Mastodons jumped out to a 4-0 lead. Panna Ratkai and Jena Medearis combined for a block, Abby Stratford got a kill, then Ratkai got two kills in a row. Ratkai got two more kills in the opening nine points, but went quiet for the rest of the match. The 'Dons did not miss a beat as the rest of the floor took over. Iris Riegel and Mya Plemons blocked the Golden Grizzlies to put the 'Dons up 10-6, then Riley Rosneck's kill brought Miona Dimitric off the bench to serve. Up six, Dimitric aced the Golden Grizzlies twice, shutting the door on any potential comeback. Rosneck finished the job with two of her 14 kills to send the visitors home with an 0-2 weekend. The 'Dons were on fire in the fifth, hitting .533 as a team.
The 'Dons sided out on six of the seven Oakland serves in the fifth set.
Ratkai finished with a team-high 19 kills, totaling 49 for the weekend in 10 sets of action. She led the Horizon League in that category. Riegel had 15 kills with a .444 clip and Rosneck added 14 kills with a .222 percentage. Taya Haffner and Nicole Jones split the setting responsibilities, dishing out 29 and 25 assists, respectively.
The Mastodons finished the contest hitting .268 despite being blocked 13 times. The 'Dons held OU to .218 hitting while recording eight blocks of their own. Plemons and Medearis had four, Ratkai and Abby Stratford had three, and Rosneck and Riegel had one each. LonDynn Betts had 17 digs while Ratkai had 10 to record a double-double.
Purdue Fort Wayne improved to 11-9 and 4-3 in the Horizon League. Oakland fell to 6-13, 2-5.
The Mastodons are back in action next week with a visit to 13-5 Cleveland State on Friday (Oct. 18).
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Oak
Pur-FW
Kills
54
68
Errors
22
24
Attempts
147
164
Hitting %
.218
.268
Points
70.0
84.0
Assists
53
66
Aces
3
8
Blocks
13
8
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
19
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's VolleyballOH/OPP
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's Volleyball
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