Nov. 5, 2009

Final Stats

OXFORD, Ohio – The Miami volleyball team extended its winning streak to four games Thursday with a 3-1 (17-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-19) victory over Bowling Green at Millett Hall. The RedHawks improve to 15-10 overall and 10-3 in the Mid-American Conference. The Falcons are 10-18 overall and 3-10 in the MAC.

Miami took a 12-9 lead to begin set one. The Falcons responded with a 10-2 run that gave them a 19-14 lead. Hallie Hanks, Michele Metzler and Maria Leahy recorded kills to help keep the RedHawks in the set, but Bowling Green eventually pulled away for a 25-17 win.

Kills from Megan Griffin and Hanks, along with two Metzler blocks helped Miami jump to an 8-3 advantage in set two. The Falcons closed to within three at 10-13, but 6-1 run by the Redhawks helped put the score out of reach at 20-14. Miami finished off the 25-18 victory with a service ace by Jenn Caylor and a kill from Hanks off an Andrea Atteberry assist.

The RedHawks established an early two-point lead at 5-3 in set three. The lead held between one and two points until the score was 14-12. From there a kill and a block from Metzler sparked a 7-4 run that put Miami up 21-16. With the score 23-20, Metzler finished off the 25-21 win with two kills on the last three points.

Colleen Loftus recorded two consecutive service aces to give the RedHawks a 4-2 lead in set four. Griffin and Hanks kept the RedHawks ahead with two kills apiece as Miami increased the advantage to 14-10. After a Falcon kill, the RedHawks score three consecutive points off a Metzler block and kills from Caylor and Leahy. Bowling Green closed to within three at 17-20, but a block from Hanks and Cassie Farrell helped spark a 5-2 run that finished the match for Miami at 25-19.

Griffin finished as the team leader with 14 kills. She hit a sterling .824 for the match with no attack errors. Metzler was right behind her with 12 kills and a .476 hitting percentage, while Hanks had 11 kills. Atteberry led the team with 50 assists, while Lisa Treadway had 13 digs.

Miami returns to action on Saturday when it hosts MAC West Division leading Western Michigan at 5 p.m.

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