Friday, November 13
Fort Wayne, Ind.
6 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
15-13,9-6Horizon
3
vs
0
Oakland
11-17,6-9Horizon
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 24 | 20 | 15 | 0 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 26 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Kennedy McCants
Photo by: Ryan Nguyen
11/13/2026 8:52:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's volleyball team celebrated Senior Night on Friday (Nov. 13) and gave Kennedy McCants one last win on the Arnie Ball Court. The Mastodons beat Oakland 3-0 (26-24, 25-20, 25-15) in the penultimate regular season volleyball match of the season.
McCants was honored pregame with the traditional Senior Night poster given to Mastodons, but she earned her pregame flowers on the final point of the match. On match point and leading 24-15, Haiden Means set McCants twice in a row, and she converted her second swing to claim the match.
Throughout the rest of the match, it was the middle in the opposite rotation that powered the Mastodons. Mya Plemons had 12 kills on 19 errorless swings for a .632 hitting percentage. She now owns a .505 hitting percentage in league play, nearly .100 points better than the next-closest player. Plemons had four kills in each set.
The first set was the closest of the night. Oakland led 23-22 late, but Purdue Fort Wayne showed resolve to string together four of the next five and burn both of Oakland's timeouts along the way. Riley Rosneck had a pair of kills and a block in the run, while McCants assisted on two blocks.
The Mastodons jumped out to a 7-1 lead early in set two thanks to three early kills from Plemons and one from each of Trinity Rye and Rosneck. Oakland clawed back to eventually lead 20-18, but the Mastodons took the shimmer off the Golden Grizzlies with a 7-0 finishing run. Rye had three aces and a kill, Miona Dimitric had a kill, and Means and Plemons combined for a block. Rye's ace on set point gave the 'Dons a 2-0 lead.
After splitting the first 18 points of the third set evenly, Purdue Fort Wayne used a 10-2 run to break the will of the Golden Grizzlies despite three timeouts along the way. From there, the 'Dons coasted and rewarded McCants for her four-year career with the match-winning kill.
Means dished out 33 assists to lead the Mastodons to a .327 hitting percentage, the second match in a row to hit over the .300 threshold. Becky Barrett led the defense with 15 digs, while Dimitric added 10 of her own. The 'Dons had nine blocks, paced by five from Plemons and four from McCants.
Purdue Fort Wayne improved to 15-13 and 9-6 in the Horizon League. Oakland fell to 11-17, 6-10 in the HL.
The Mastodons will head to Wright State on Saturday (Nov. 14) with seeding for the upcoming Horizon League Championship on the mind. With a win, the Mastodons would tie for third in the standings after being picked 11th in the preseason poll.
McCants was honored pregame with the traditional Senior Night poster given to Mastodons, but she earned her pregame flowers on the final point of the match. On match point and leading 24-15, Haiden Means set McCants twice in a row, and she converted her second swing to claim the match.
Throughout the rest of the match, it was the middle in the opposite rotation that powered the Mastodons. Mya Plemons had 12 kills on 19 errorless swings for a .632 hitting percentage. She now owns a .505 hitting percentage in league play, nearly .100 points better than the next-closest player. Plemons had four kills in each set.
The first set was the closest of the night. Oakland led 23-22 late, but Purdue Fort Wayne showed resolve to string together four of the next five and burn both of Oakland's timeouts along the way. Riley Rosneck had a pair of kills and a block in the run, while McCants assisted on two blocks.
The Mastodons jumped out to a 7-1 lead early in set two thanks to three early kills from Plemons and one from each of Trinity Rye and Rosneck. Oakland clawed back to eventually lead 20-18, but the Mastodons took the shimmer off the Golden Grizzlies with a 7-0 finishing run. Rye had three aces and a kill, Miona Dimitric had a kill, and Means and Plemons combined for a block. Rye's ace on set point gave the 'Dons a 2-0 lead.
After splitting the first 18 points of the third set evenly, Purdue Fort Wayne used a 10-2 run to break the will of the Golden Grizzlies despite three timeouts along the way. From there, the 'Dons coasted and rewarded McCants for her four-year career with the match-winning kill.
Means dished out 33 assists to lead the Mastodons to a .327 hitting percentage, the second match in a row to hit over the .300 threshold. Becky Barrett led the defense with 15 digs, while Dimitric added 10 of her own. The 'Dons had nine blocks, paced by five from Plemons and four from McCants.
Purdue Fort Wayne improved to 15-13 and 9-6 in the Horizon League. Oakland fell to 11-17, 6-10 in the HL.
The Mastodons will head to Wright State on Saturday (Nov. 14) with seeding for the upcoming Horizon League Championship on the mind. With a win, the Mastodons would tie for third in the standings after being picked 11th in the preseason poll.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Players Mentioned
L/DS
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's VolleyballTeam Stats
Oak
Pur-FW
Kills
43
44
Errors
18
10
Attempts
111
104
Hitting %
.225
.327
Points
46.0
58.0
Assists
40
40
Aces
1
5
Blocks
2
9
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
12
Aces
4
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
1
Blocks
2
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