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Purdue Fort Wayne
15-11,8-5Horizon
Milwaukee
16-10,11-2Horizon
Milwaukee Hands Purdue Fort Wayne WVB First Home Loss of the Season
11/1/2024 9:01:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne women's volleyball fell to Milwaukee on Friday night (Nov. 1) in four sets (25-17, 20-25, 25-14, 25-22), suffering its first home loss of the 2024 season.
The Mastodons are now 8-1 in the Gates Sports Center this season.
Milwaukee led wire-to-wire in the first set, going up 5-1 early. The Mastodons brought it back within two at 12-10 on kills from Panna Ratkai and Riley Rosneck. The Panthers had a late push to take a 1-0 lead.
The Mastodons built up a 10-4 lead after kills from Ratkai and Iris Riegel, burning through both of the Panthers' timeouts. MKE clawed all the way back to a 20-20 stymie, but Ratkai mounted a 5-0 run. She had a kill and back-to-back aces in the stretch that extended the match.
The third set was all MKE after the Panthers led 13-10. A well-timed timeout by MKE prefaced a 12-4 finishing run.
The Mastodons led 21-19 in set four after Taya Haffner recorded an ace, but Milwaukee responded with a 3-0 run. The 'Dons tied it up at 22 with a block from Jena Medearis and Rosneck, but MKE finished up the match on another 3-0 run.
Ratkai finished with a team-best 16 kills and 10 digs for a double-double. Rosneck also notched a double-double with 13 kills and 10 digs. Riegel joined the two pins in double-figures with 10 kills. LonDynn Betts had a team-best 25 digs.
Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 15-11, 8-5 Horizon League. Milwaukee improves to 16-10, 11-2.
These two teams will square off again on Saturday (Nov. 2) at 2 p.m.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
