Volleyball Falls in Four to Heidelberg

Volleyball Falls in Four to Heidelberg

SANDUSKY, Ohio – Suffolk volleyball wrapped up its time at the Great Lakes Cross Over Tournament with a four-set setback to the host Heidelberg Saturday. The 3-1 defeat came via set scores 15-25, 25-10, 25-21 and 25-17.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 1 | Heidelberg 3
RECORDS: Suffolk (1-3) | Heidelberg (5-1)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk stormed out of the gates to grab a 1-0 lead in the match as it took the first set 25-10. Heidelberg responded by winning the second set by an identical score to even the match at 1-1.  

The host handled things in a back-and-forth third and kept the Rams at bay in the fourth to lock things up.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

  • Jasmine James led Suffolk's attack with eight kills. 
  • McKenna Keowen had seven kills, nine digs, two aces, one assist and one block for an all-around performance.
  • Jessica Weber and Grace Cervenka added six kills apiece. 
  • Jayla Martinez and Aislinn Lanigan set up the attack with 17 assists and 11 handouts, respectively. 
  • Martinez added five digs, two kills and one ace. 
  • Lanigan logged six digs and two aces as well. 
  • Morgan Kelsey handled the backline with 13 digs to go along with two aces and a pair of assists.  

NOTEWORTHY

  • Suffolk met Heidelberg for the first time.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk returns to Boston where it is scheduled to lift the lid on its home schedule Tuesday, Sept. 5 against MIT. First serve at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court is set for 6:00 p.m.