PEPPER PIKE, Ohio – Kentucky Wesleyan volleyball (5-21, 1-13 G-MAC) fell 0-3 to Ursuline (4-25, 1-14 G-MAC), which notched its first conference win Friday evening.
Emmy Goering led the Panthers with 11 kills, while
Kami Parlin added eight kills and five block assists.
Ana De Sevilla-Acosta finished with 17 assists, while
Sophie Spanier added 12 digs as Kentucky Wesleyan totaled 50 digs and seven blocks.
Ursuline 3-0 Kentucky Wesleyan (21-25, 20-25, 20-25)
SET ONE: Ursuline 25-21 Kentucky Wesleyan
Kentucky Wesleyan stayed within striking distance throughout the opening set, pulling within one at 18-17 after trailing by as many as six points. The Panthers used kills from
Kami Parlin and
Hadley Wolfe to stay in the mix, but Ursuline answered with back-to-back points to build a 20-17 advantage. Kentucky Wesleyan continued to battle, but Ursuline held on to take the opener, 25-21.
SET TWO: Ursuline 25-21 Kentucky Wesleyan
The Panthers battled back from an early deficit and trailed by just one at 16-15. Kentucky Wesleyan continued to put pressure on Ursuline, with a kill from
Emmy Goering bringing the Panthers within one at 14-15. Ursuline responded with a short run to extend its advantage to 18-16, but Kentucky Wesleyan stayed close behind a pair of points from
Abigail Butterworth and a block from
Kami Parlin and
Hadley Wolfe. The Panthers pulled within two at 22-20, but Ursuline claimed the final three points to take the set, 25-20.
SET THREE: Ursuline 25-20 Kentucky Wesleyan
Ursuline jumped out to a 6-0 lead, but Kentucky Wesleyan responded with five consecutive points, including three kills from Goering, to cut the deficit to 6-5. The Panthers continued to trade points with Ursuline and used kills from Parlin and Wolfe to stay within reach. Kentucky Wesleyan pulled within three at 23-20 late in the set, but Ursuline scored the final two points to complete the sweep, 25-20.
UP NEXT
Kentucky Wesleyan will conclude the regular season at Lake Erie (9-16, 6-9 G-MAC) tomorrow at 11 a.m. CT.
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