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Union falls short in both games on Saturday
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Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Ohio Christian (5-3) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
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Union (KY) (0-8) | 22 | 18 | 22 | 0 |
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Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T | |
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Point Park (1-2) | 18 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
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Union (KY) (0-7) | 25 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 2 |
Ohio Christian
Union (KY)
Game Statistics | Ohio Christian | Union (KY) |
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Hitting % | .207 | .121 |
Blocks | 5.0 | 6.0 |
Digs | 51 | 47 |
Aces | 6 | 5 |
Point Park
Union (KY)
Game Statistics | Point Park | Union (KY) |
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Hitting % | .148 | .104 |
Blocks | 5.0 | 4.0 |
Digs | 78 | 78 |
Aces | 5 | 4 |
Rio Grande, Ohio – The Union College volleyball team dropped both of their games on Saturday in the Emileigh Jo Cooper Memorial Classic.
Game One (Point Park):
The Bulldogs won the first two sets with the score of each being 25-18. Union tallied 11 kills in each of the first two sets. Despite the 2-0 lead for the Bulldogs, Point Park rallied for a 3-2 win (18-25, 18-25, 25-22, 25-18, 15-9).
Union's Raquel Kessler led the team in kills with 15, while Emily Shumaker registered 10 and Michaela Cox recorded nine. Nicole Almestica totaled 19 digs; Abigail Erby registered 14 and Lara Gomes De Castro tallied 10.
The Bulldogs fell to 0-7, while Point Park advanced to 1-2.
Game Two (Ohio Christian):
This matchup marked the second meeting of the season between these two teams. Ohio Christian defeated Union 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-21) on Aug. 19.
In today's game, Ohio Christian won (25-22, 25-18, 25-22). Shumaker led the Bulldogs in kills with 10, while Almestica tallied a team-leading 12 digs. Union fell to 0-8, while Ohio Christian is now 5-3.
Up next for Union is a home conference game against Tennessee Wesleyan on Thursday, Sept. 7, at 6:30 p.m.