Avarie Powell vs. Ohio
2
Ohio Ohio 6-6,6-6 MAC
3
Winner Miami (OH) Miami 8-7,8-7 MAC
Ohio Ohio
6-6,6-6 MAC
2
Final
3
Miami (OH) Miami
8-7,8-7 MAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Ohio Ohio 25 25 22 21 11 (2)
Miami (OH) Miami 20 16 25 25 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

RedHawks Rally for Five-Set Come-From-Behind Win Against Ohio

OXFORD, Ohio—After dropping the first two sets, the Miami University volleyball team dug deep and rallied to snatch the next three and claim the 20-25, 16-25, 25-22, 25-21, 15-11 come-from-behind victory over the Ohio University Bobcats on Saturday night at Millett Hall. Miami moves to 8-7 on the season and in Mid-American Conference play, while the Bobcats drop to 6-7.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Ohio pushed ahead to a 17-12 lead in the opening set, but Miami used a 7-1 run that included two kills from freshman Maggie McCrary and service aces from senior Morgan Seaman and junior Gaby Harper to claim a 19-18 advantage. Miami posted a 20-19 edge on a junior Sophie Riemersma kill, but the Bobcats rattled off six-straight points to take the first set, 25-20.
  • Miami took an early 5-2 lead in the second set. The Bobcats used a 13-2 run to post a 15-7 advantage and did not look back as Ohio took the second set, 25-16.
  • The RedHawks took a quick 7-3 lead in the third set with help from a trio of kills by Riemersma. The Bobcats came back to tie the set at 15-15, but the RedHawks pushed ahead 21-16, sparked by two kills each from McCrary and senior Sarah Wojick. Ohio scored four unanswered to close within 21-20 of Miami. Two kills from Wojick helped Miami outscore Ohio 4-2 down the stretch to take the third set, 25-22.
  • The teams battled back and forth in a gritty fourth set with neither leading by more than two points until kills from senior Avarie Powell and Harper along with two from Severance handed Miami a 21-18 advantage. Two kills from Serverance down the stretch helped Miami take a 25-21 win in the fourth set to send the match to a deciding set.
  • A pair of kills from Wojick and a service ace by senior Abigail Huser lifted Miami to an early 6-2 lead in the fifth set and eventually the RedHawks pushed their lead to 11-6. The Bobcats closed within two twice, the last coming 13-11, but a kill from Wojick and a big block by Powell and Riemersma handed the RedHawks the 15-11 win in the fifth set.
 
NOTES:
  • Wojick paced the RedHawks with 16 kills and hit .306 for the match. She added four blocks and two service aces to the winning effort.
  • Riemersma was the other RedHawks in double figures for kills with 13.
  • Huser notched 15 digs to pace Miami.
  • Seaman notched 49 assists, 12 digs, three blocks and two service aces.
  • McCrary led Miami with five blocks.
 
UP NEXT:
The RedHawks head to Muncie, Ind., for a 7 p.m. match at Ball State on Tuesday, March 16.
 
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