Volleyball team loses in four sets at Albion

ALBION, Mich. – The Olivet College volleyball team lost in four sets to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Albion College tonight inside Kresge Gymnasium in Albion.

THE BASICS
Final Score: Albion def. Olivet 16-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-20
Location: Kresge Gymnasium; Albion, Mich.
Records: Albion 7-6 overall, 1-4 MIAA; Olivet 5-7 overall, 1-3 MIAA

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Following a 1-1 tie in the first set, the Comets scored the next point on a kill by senior Re'Gene Thompson. Olivet did not relinquish the lead for the rest of the set. The nine-point margin at the end of the set was the largest Comet lead in the set.
• Albion wrote a similar script to Olivet in the second set. After a 2-2 deadlock, the Britons scored the next point and never trailed for the rest of the set.
• The Comets tied the third set at 1-1 before Albion went on an 8-0 run to go up 9-1. Olivet was never able to recover from that scoring spurt.
• In the fourth set, the Comets had a six-point cushion, 12-6. The Britons responded with six consecutive points to knot the score at 12-12. The teams traded points, causing six additional tied scores. After the last tie, 18-18, Albion closed the set on a 7-2 run to win it 25-20.

FOR THE COMETS

• Freshman Madelyn Notenbaum posted her fourth triple-double of the season, with a match-high 17 kills to go along with 17 set assists and 11 digs.
• Junior Allison Turner joined her in double digits with 14 kills.
• Senior Danielle Bearden recorded a team-best 20 set assists.
• Junior Courtney Cronkright finished with a team-high 17 digs.

FOR THE BRITONS

• Lauren Outwater topped the Britons with 16 kills.
• Taylor Rosenthal was next with nine kills, while Stephanie Thurner had eight kills.
• Ami Milligan led all players with 49 set assists.
• Monica Shuk dug up a match-high 21 balls.

UP NEXT

• Olivet hosts Trine (Ind.) University Friday night at 6:30 p.m.