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Sept. 7, 2008

Box Score

Sept. 6, 2008

 

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The Miami University volleyball team finished off a perfect weekend at the UNLV Tournament, winning its fourth consecutive match 3-0 over the host UNLV Rebels. Miami is now 4-2 on the season while the Rebels fall to 2-4.

After the game junior setter Andrea Atteberry was named the tournament's MVP. She helped set her teammates up for kills the whole weekend, recording 134 assists in three matches. She also had 29 digs in the tournament. Joining Atteberry on the All-Tournament team was Hallie Hanks. She recorded 30 kills in the three matches, as well as two service aces and five blocks.

The RedHawks pushed to a quick 5-2 lead in set one thanks to kills from Emily Schroeder and Michele Metzler, as well as a block from Maria Leahy. Miami maintained that three-point lead until the score was 12-9. The RedHawks then went on 4-0 run featuring two kills apiece from Metzler and Leahy that gave them a 16-9 lead. With the score 19-14, Megan Griffin took over, scoring four consecutive points by herself on three kills and a block. After an attack error pulled UNLV to within seven at 23-16, Miami finished off the set with kills from Schroeder and Metzler.

Schroeder and Metzler helped Miami to a 5-0 lead in set two. Metzler recorded two kills, while Schroeder pitched in another, and they combined on a block. They kept pushing from there, moving it to 8-2 off another Schroeder kill and another combined block. The Rebels went on a 7-4 run to pull within three at 12-9, but a 9-3 run by the RedHawks featuring three more kills by Metzler pushed the lead to nine at 21-12. From there the teams traded points, and freshman Amy Raseman, making her first career appearance, got the set winning kill to give Miami the 25-14 win.

Set three was much more competitive as the teams traded points until it was tied at 10. The Rebels then went on a three point run, that was countered by a Miami three point run to tie the score right back up. After a Leahy kill tied the score at 14, UNLV went on a 4-0 run to take an 18-14 lead. A 5-1 RedHawk run featuring two kills from Griffin and one from Schroeder tied the score at 19. Raseman then hit her first career service ace to give Miami the 20-19 lead. With the score 22-22, Schroeder and Leahy scored back-to-back kills to give the RedHawks set point. After a Schroeder error on the first set point pulled UNLV to within one at 24-23, Metzler hit the game winning kill off an assist from Atteberry to take set three 25-23.

Emily Schroeder recorded 11 kills in the game, giving her 1,182 for her career. That moves her into 10th place on the all-time Miami career list. She needs to score 365 kills during the remainder of the season to pass Stephanie Otten (1992-95) for number one all-time.

Other strong performances during the match were recorded by Metzler with 13 kills and a .650 hitting percentage, as well as Atteberry, who had 42 assists and 10 digs. The team had a strong .380 hitting percentage for the game, compared to UNLV's .178.

Miami returns to action next weekend when they travel to Bowling Green, Ky. for the Western Kentucky Tournament. On September 12, the RedHawks will face Tennessee Tech at 2:00 p.m., followed by a 7:00 p.m. match against the host Lady Toppers. Miami will then take on Furman in their tournament finale on September 13 at 5:00 p.m.