Sept. 30, 2011
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OXFORD, Ohio - The Miami University volleyball team earned a hard-fought, 3-1 (25-17, 19-25, 26-24, 25-23), victory over Buffalo Friday night. Madison Hardy led the RedHawk defense with 23 digs. Miami improves to 11-6 overall and 2-1 in the Mid-American Conference. The Bulls fall to 8-9 overall and 1-2 in the MAC.
Buffalo took a 6-4 lead to begin the first set. Two kills by Lisa Treadway along with one by Cassie Farrell helped Miami take a 12-10 advantage. The Bulls would take the next two points, but kills by Farrell and Treadway, along with a block by those two would put the Red and White in front, 15-12. In front 16-14, the RedHawks took control of the set with a 5-2 run. The teams traded points until it was 23-17. After a Buffalo service error, Miami forced an attack error to earn a 25-17 win.
The Bulls would take the second set by a 25-19 score. With the score 8-7 in favor of Buffalo, the difference was a 12-7 run that put the team in control to even the match.
Long runs were the story of set three. The RedHawks started things off by scoring the first six points. During that run Meg Riley recorded three service aces. Miami would eventually expand the advantage to eight at 9-1 and force a Buffalo timeout. The Bulls would respond with their own 12-4 run and tie the score at 13. The RedHawks came right back, as a block by Kayleigh Cox and Amy Raseman, along with a kill by Raseman and a service ace by Treadway were part of a 6-1 run that put Miami in front, 19-14. Leading 23-19, a kill by Riley off Amy Kendall's assist would give the Red and White set point. However, Buffalo still would not give up. The Bulls would fight off the five straight set points and eventually tie the score at 24. Miami fought back one last time, as Christina Menche and Raseman scored back-to-back kills to secure the 26-24 victory.
Buffalo scored the first five points of the fourth set and forced a Miami timeout. The RedHawks responded with an 8-3 run that tied the set at eight. The Bulls would answer with their own 6-3 run that put them in front, 14-11, but a block by Raseman and Cox, an attack error by Buffalo and a kill by Raseman would tie the score at 14. The teams would go back-and-forth trading points until it was tied at 22. Miami regained the lead off a block by Jenn Caylor and Cassie Farrell, but Buffalo scored the next kill to tie it at 23. The Bulls would commit a service error on the next point, and Farrell would follow with a kill to give the RedHawks a 25-23 win and the match, three sets to one.
Raseman led the offensive attack for Miami with 11 kills. Riley contributed 18 assists, while Kendall recorded 17. Farrell had a strong blocking game with six blocks (one solo, five assisted).
The RedHawks complete their weekend home stand when they take on Akron Saturday at 7 p.m.
