Miami Downs Akron in Five Sets For Eighth-Straight Win

Saturday, October 24

Oxford, Ohio

4 p.m.

Miami University

16-5,8-2MAC

Akron

8-14,3-7MAC

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Akron	22	16	25	25	11	2
Miami (OH)	25	25	21	22	15	3

10/24/2026 7:46:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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OXFORD, Ohio— The Miami University volleyball team (16-5, 8-2 MAC) took down Akron (8-14, 3-7 MAC) in a five-set battle (25-22, 25-16, 21-25, 22-25, 15-11) on Saturday afternoon to secure its eighth-straight win.

Lauren Coyne (13), Chelsea Williams (12) and Lydia Michelin (10) each recorded double figures in kills for the Red and White. Holland Van Deusen had a team-high 24 assists and led the match with three service aces, while Kamryn Utley added 20 assists for the RedHawks. Defensively, Coyne led Miami with five blocks and Grace Kreutz led all players with 17 digs.

HOW IT HAPPENED

* The visiting Zips grabbed a 6-3 lead in the first set when the RedHawks responded by outscoring Akron 12-3 to charge ahead 15-9. The RedHawks recorded five kills, two service aces and two blocks during that scoring burst. The Zips fought back to stay within three points at 21-18 before Akron errors and kills from Michelin and Molly Creech pushed Miami to a 25-22 first-set win.
Miami claimed the first two points of the second set behind a kill from Coyne and Creech. After some back-and-forth action, the Red and White scored four consecutive points to jump ahead 12-8 and force an Akron timeout. Shortly after, two kills by Coyne and an attack error from the Zips sent Miami into the media timeout on top 15-11. The RedHawks forced another Akron timeout at 20-14 thanks to a couple of kills by Williams, a kill by Raegan Lantz and two attack errors from the visiting team. Rachel Morgan went on to help Miami secure a 25-16 second-set victory after serving an ace to end the set.
The score remained even at 5-5 in the third set behind a pair of Kreutz kills. Three more kills from the RedHawks and a Van Deusen service ace gave Miami the edge at 9-8 with the midpoint of the set approaching. Despite Miami leading 13-11, Akron found a way to enter the media timeout with a 15-14 advantage. Miami went on to even the set at 18 apiece when the Zips answered with a 4-0 run. An attack error, a bad set and another Van Deusen service ace brought Miami within one at 22-21, but the effort fell just short, as Akron claimed the third set 25-21.
Two errors by the Zips and two kills from Coyne gave Miami a 4-3 lead in the fourth set. Akron went on to take an 11-7 lead when two kills from Miami and Van Deusen's third service ace of the match forced a timeout by the visitors. Trailing 14-11, the RedHawks scored five straight points to reclaim control at 16-14. Akron found a way to even the set at 17-17 and eventually captured the set 25-22.
Miami stormed out to a 5-1 lead in the fifth set behind four kills, two coming from Coyne. Williams and Creech each put down a kill to give Miami a seven-point advantage at 10-3. Despite a strong push by the visitors, Michelin put down a kill to secure the fifth set 15-11.

NOTES:

Miami extended the longest winning streak in the MAC to eight and now owns its longest conference win streak since 2019, when the RedHawks won nine MAC matches in a row.
Miami served eight aces compared to just four from Akron.

UP NEXT:
The Red and White continue conference play at home against Toledo on Friday, Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 31 at 4 p.m.