Friday, November 7
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
3-23,1-14Horizon
0
vs
3
Wright State
16-10,10-5Horizon
1
2
3
F
Wright St.
25
25
25
3
Purdue Fort Wayne
20
20
20
0
Lili Smith
Photo by: Tristen Bronaugh
Wright State Takes Volleyball Match From 'Dons
11/7/2025 9:15:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's volleyball team fell to Wright State 25-20, 25-20, 25-20 on Friday night (Nov. 7).
The Raiders hit an efficient .305 despite the Mastodons totaling nine blocks. Jena Medearis, who will celebrate her Senior Day on Saturday (Nov. 8) with Iris Riegel and manager Ashtyn Zickgraf, had five of those nine blocks.
There were 14 ties and five lead changes in the match. There were no huge runs in the match from either side, nothing more than a single 4-0 stretch from Wright State in the second set. As such, it took a while before any separation was made in set one. The Mastodons had a 3-0 stretch to cut Wright State's lead to one at 15-14, which was capped off by an ace from Riley Rosneck. The Raiders went to Elena Dubuc late in the first, as she had four of her eight kills after the 20-point mark of the set.
In set two, it was the Katie Sowko show. She countered Rosneck's four kills with eight of her own. The Raiders' 4-0 run after the Mastodons cut the lead to one put the set out of reach, despite a 3-1 push after a timeout. In the third set, a 6-2 run put the Raiders in the driver's seat early in the set, allowing them to weather a 3-0 run that put the Mastodons to the 20-point mark. Meg Berkland had an ace in that stretch. The Raiders got kills from Reilly Zegunis and Mya Ayro after the timeout the close the match in three sets.
Sowko finished with a match-high 18 kills. Rosneck led the 'Dons with nine. Mya Plemons had five kills on nine error-less swings for a .556 clip. Lili Smith had 14 assists, her most in Horizon League play.
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 3-23, 1-14 in the HL. Wright State moved to 16-10, 10-5. These two teams will meet again on Saturday (Nov. 8) at 2 p.m. with the Senior Day celebration at 1:51 p.m.
The Raiders hit an efficient .305 despite the Mastodons totaling nine blocks. Jena Medearis, who will celebrate her Senior Day on Saturday (Nov. 8) with Iris Riegel and manager Ashtyn Zickgraf, had five of those nine blocks.
There were 14 ties and five lead changes in the match. There were no huge runs in the match from either side, nothing more than a single 4-0 stretch from Wright State in the second set. As such, it took a while before any separation was made in set one. The Mastodons had a 3-0 stretch to cut Wright State's lead to one at 15-14, which was capped off by an ace from Riley Rosneck. The Raiders went to Elena Dubuc late in the first, as she had four of her eight kills after the 20-point mark of the set.
In set two, it was the Katie Sowko show. She countered Rosneck's four kills with eight of her own. The Raiders' 4-0 run after the Mastodons cut the lead to one put the set out of reach, despite a 3-1 push after a timeout. In the third set, a 6-2 run put the Raiders in the driver's seat early in the set, allowing them to weather a 3-0 run that put the Mastodons to the 20-point mark. Meg Berkland had an ace in that stretch. The Raiders got kills from Reilly Zegunis and Mya Ayro after the timeout the close the match in three sets.
Sowko finished with a match-high 18 kills. Rosneck led the 'Dons with nine. Mya Plemons had five kills on nine error-less swings for a .556 clip. Lili Smith had 14 assists, her most in Horizon League play.
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 3-23, 1-14 in the HL. Wright State moved to 16-10, 10-5. These two teams will meet again on Saturday (Nov. 8) at 2 p.m. with the Senior Day celebration at 1:51 p.m.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
WSU
Pur-FW
Kills
53
34
Errors
17
12
Attempts
118
97
Hitting %
.305
.227
Points
59.0
46.0
Assists
51
34
Aces
2
3
Blocks
4
9
Game Leaders
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's Volleyball
OH/OPP
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's VolleyballDons done did it #HLVB
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