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Women's Volleyball

Volleyball Wins Two at Carnegie Mellon Invite

Author: Leonard Reich, Sports Information Director

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.)--Mount Union College's volleyball team split a pair of matches Friday beating R.I.T. (N.Y.) 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-19), falling to Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) 3-1 (39-37, 26-24, 19-25, 25-22) then Saturday defeating Johns Hopkins (Md.) 3-2 (25-21, 25-21, 19-25, 18-25, 15-12) and Allegheny 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-15) at the Carnegie Mellon Crossover in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Mount Union (14-3 overall) got 13 kills from Melissa Mahnke (North Royalton/North Royalton) and 33 digs and three service aces from Sarah Dean (Strongsville/Walsh Jesuit) in the win over Johns Hopkins.

Early in the first set against Carnegie Mellon, sophomore Monica Hupertz (Willoughby Hills/Beaumont) suffered an elbow injury during the match then after a 45-minute delay, the marathon match ended with Carnegie Mellon taking a 39-37 win. The Purple Raiders rallied to win the second set 26-24 but lost the final two sets for the 3-1 decision. Mahnke had 18 kills, Dean had 31 digs, while sophomore Katie Kmieck (Lakewood/Lakewood) contributed 49 assists.

Against R.I.T., Mahnke led Mount Union with nine kills and sophomore Elyse Perry (Springfield/Springfield Shawnee) had a season-high six block assists.

The Purple Raiders next travel to Wittenberg to face the College of Wooster and Wittenberg on Saturday 27. Game one time expected at 1:00 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Sarah Dean

#10 Sarah Dean

Ds
5' 6"
Sophomore
Katie Kmieck

#3 Katie Kmieck

S
5' 6"
Sophomore
Melissa Mahnke

#1 Melissa Mahnke

OH
5' 10"
Junior
Elyse Perry

#16 Elyse Perry

MH
6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Sarah Dean

#10 Sarah Dean

5' 6"
Sophomore
Ds
Katie Kmieck

#3 Katie Kmieck

5' 6"
Sophomore
S
Melissa Mahnke

#1 Melissa Mahnke

5' 10"
Junior
OH
Elyse Perry

#16 Elyse Perry

6' 0"
Sophomore
MH