RedHawks Secure Fourth Consecutive Win With 3-1 Victory Over CMU

Saturday, November 8

Mount Pleasant, Mich.

4 p.m.

Miami University

15-13,9-7MAC

Central Michigan

9-19,6-10MAC

Miami (OH)

Central Mich.

Photo by: Lauren Verellen

RedHawks Secure Fourth Consecutive Win With 3-1 Victory Over CMU

11/8/2025 6:52:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich.— The Miami University volleyball team (15-13, 9-7 MAC) secured a four-set victory (22-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-20) over Central Michigan (9-19, 6-10 MAC) on Saturday at McGuirk Arena. Lauren Coyne led the match with 18 kills, while Chelsea Williams also added double-digit kills (14). Hayden Hicks (27) and Kamryn Utley (24) recorded the most assists for Miami. Utley also matched her career-high of three service aces to lead everyone on the court. Defensively, Gentry Warrick led all players with five blocks, while Lindsay Kahren (15) and Molly Creech (11) led the team in digs.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Four kills from the RedHawks and a Raegan Lantz solo block gave the RedHawks a 5-4 lead in the first set. A kill and service ace from Lindy Radaszewski kept Miami ahead 10-7 with the midpoint of the first set approaching. The Chippewas evened the score at 10 and went on to take an 18-11 lead. Ellie Hanson put down a kill and service ace to score back-to-back points at 18-13. A pair of late kills from Coyne and a solo block from Warrick brought the RedHawks within striking distance at 23-21, but the effort fell just short, as Central Michigan claimed the first set 25-22.
Central Michigan surged ahead 7-2 in the second set when three kills from Miami and two errors cut the deficit to just two points and forced a Chippewas timeout at 9-7. The Chippewas managed to fend off the RedHawks at 14-10 when three kills from Creech sparked the Miami offense, eventually tying the score up at 19 apiece. Miami did not look back, as Radaszewski and Utley each served an ace to help push past the Chippewas 25-21 in the second set.
The RedHawks jumped out to a 7–2 advantage in the third set behind two early service aces from Utley. Numerous kills and a big solo block from Warrick extended Miami's lead to 17-10, but Central Michigan then found some momentum and shrunk the gap to 18-16. In response, Creech scored four of Miami's next seven points to secure the third set 25-22.
The fourth set consisted of close play initially, as the score was tied at 4-4 when the Red and White used a 5-0 run to stretch its lead to 9-4. A trio of kills from Coyne kept Miami up 16-11 as the end of the set approached. The Chippewas attempted to close in at 23-20 before Coyne and Creech each put down a kill to seal a 25-20 fourth-set win.

NOTES:

The RedHawks have now won four consecutive matches.
Warrick now ranks seventh all-time in Miami program history in career blocks assists (329).
The Red and White recorded 64 kills in comparison to 54 kills from the Chippewas.
The RedHawks have now reached 15 wins in a season for the first time since 2019.

UP NEXT:
The RedHawks return home for two more regular season matches against Eastern Michigan next weekend. Miami will host the Eagles on Friday, Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 15 at 4 p.m.